PLOT
· Exposition - background information about the story
and the characters that is necessary to understand the play
· Protagonist - character whose motivations set the
plot into action and conflict
· Antagonist - character whose motivations directly
oppose those of the protagonist
· Root Conflict - the single, underlying problem the
play seeks to resolve
· Root Action - (also called "spine" or "central
motive") the process by which the root conflict is resolved
· Inciting Incident - the event that sets things out
of balance, and leads the action toward the resolution.
· Climax - (also called "crisis") the moment
the resolution becomes inevitable
· Resolution - conflict resolved
· Denouement - anything that occurs after the resolution;
tying up any loose ends
· Plot - the combination of all of the above
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