DR 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fokker E.Ii, Favorite Son, Mae
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Core ideas continued and cat on a hot tin roof. Plot: composed of things that happened, events of a play, two attributes; b. i. Must be consistent and logical with in the world of the play b. ii. Engaging, want to know what happens next: the arrangement of the events is important c. i. The terms of their patterns (temporal pattern) c. i. 1. Liner pattern-events are arranged in a strict chronological faction c. i. 2. Nonlinear pattern- flashbacks: all plots are built on conflict d. i. Character a wants something, but something/someone is opposing what he or she d. ii. Internal conflict- something within the character that is preventing them d. ii. 1. a. Margarita wants to sop swimming, her father won"t let her d. ii. 3. Mel commenting that margaritas family is poor, underdogs d. ii. 4. The background that we need to know as an audience to know what is going on, what is at stake e. ii. Installs a rooting interest, we want a particular outcome: the inciting incident f. i.