Such scenes were especially useful because they could place a character into a vulnerable position for a variety of potential dramatic purposes.

Each gesture seemed to have such dramatic purpose, more even than a movie actor in a movie.

For dramatic purposes she had been described as being two stone (28 pounds) overweight.

Then, with dramatic purpose, he begins to climb up the side of the rock to rescue my daughter.

The music, which starts after a man crosses the stage in darkness, is arranged for dramatic purpose.

Goldman created a wine, the most valuable in history, making it a large bottle for dramatic purposes.

In practice this means that the camera movement must have a dramatic purpose.

Though much is based on fact, many events were added for dramatic purposes.

This could of course have been added after the event for dramatic purposes.

Ultimately, rayguns have whatever properties are required for their dramatic purpose.