THEA 3700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Gustav Freytag
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Plot deliberate selection and arrangement of incidents: incidents that are selected are all related to each other. All are similar or have key differences in 4 important ways: There are 2 ways to organize plays: chronological or not chronological (linear or non- French critic gustav freytag graphically represented the action of plots in a pyramid, which is now known as they freytag pyramid: it conforms more or less to a pattern called well-made plays . State of equilibrium (stasis) introduction to characters and the world around them, you become aware of potential problems. Inciting incident moment that disturbs characters or world. The protagonist moves to the center of the story. Point of attack/(most dramatic question): central question that we wonder during the play. At the point of attack, the struggle emerges. Climax story turns to major new direction, the protagonist has to face a final obstacle, final choices are made and we can"t turn back.
