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==Freytag's Formula== | ==Freytag's Formula== | ||
Freytag's Formula was created by <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Freytag Gustav Freytag] </span> in 1863, giving a guide to writing a | Freytag's Formula was created by <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Freytag Gustav Freytag] </span> in 1863, giving a guide to writing a [[tragedy]]. There are six parts to the formula, <span class= "plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition_(narrative) exposition]</span> , <span class= "plainlinks">[http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_exciting_force#slide=1&article=What_is_the_exciting_force exciting force]</span>, <span class= "plainlinks">[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rising+action rising action]</span> ,<span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax_(narrative) climax] </span>, <span class= "plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramatic_structure falling action]</span>, and <span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/catastrophe catastrophe] </span>. This formula is often used to structure many works of literature. It is widely recognized in Shakespeare's Tragedies. | ||
==Examples== | |||
[http://www.vanschools.org/UserFolders%5Cbrownmg%5CPlotPyramid.pdf MacBeth] | |||
==Further Discussion== | |||
[http://www.ohio.edu/people/hartleyg/ref/fiction/freytag.html Pyramid] | |||