HAMLET Dramatic Structure & Terminology. GUSTAV FREYTAG’S DRAMATIC STRUCTURE.
Plot: Freytag’s Pyramid. Plot has 7 components 1.Exposition 2.Inciting Incident 3.Rising Action 4....
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Plot: Freytag’s Pyramid
Plot has 7 components1.Exposition2.Inciting Incident3.Rising Action
4. Climax5. Falling Action6. Resolution
7. Dénouement
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to illustrate plot
Exposition
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to illustrate plot
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to illustrate plot
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to illustrate plot
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Climax
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to illustrate plot
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Climax
Falling Action
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to illustrate plot
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to illustrate plot
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Dénouement
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to illustrate plot
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Dénouement
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to illustrate plot
Example
1. Exposition: sets the scene
Characters Setting
2. Inciting Incident
Complication
Something happens to begin the action
3. Rising Action
Story builds and gets more exciting
Rising Action
Longest part of plot
4. Climax: Moment of greatest tension in the story
5. Falling Action
Events that happen as a result of the climax
Falling Action
6. Resolution: Problem is solved
7. Dénouement: The Ending
Plot
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Dénouement
