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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 [[tragedy]]. There are six parts to the 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 [[tragedy]]. There are six parts to the formula. <span class= "plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition_(narrative) Exposition]</span> is the first element. It introduces the characters. <span class= "plainlinks">[http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_exciting_force#slide=1&article=What_is_the_exciting_force Exciting Force]</span> develops the next element,<span class= "plainlinks">[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rising+action rising action]</span>. Rising Action is the introduction to the heart of the story, <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> helps us understand the conflict better, and answers any unanswered questions to the climax.<span class= "plainlinks"> [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/catastrophe Catastrophe] </span> is the end of the story. This provides closure to the story. This formula is often used to structure many works of literature. It is widely recognized in Shakespeare's Tragedies. | ||
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[http://www.vanschools.org/UserFolders%5Cbrownmg%5CPlotPyramid.pdf MacBeth] | [http://www.vanschools.org/UserFolders%5Cbrownmg%5CPlotPyramid.pdf MacBeth] | ||
[http://www.readwritethink.org/resources/resource-print.html?id=904 Plot Structure Lesson] | |||
==Further Discussion== | ==Further Discussion== | ||
[http://www.ohio.edu/people/hartleyg/ref/fiction/freytag.html Pyramid] | [http://www.ohio.edu/people/hartleyg/ref/fiction/freytag.html Pyramid] | ||
[http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/freytag.html Detailed Pyramid] | |||
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Freytag's Formula
Freytag's Formula was created by Gustav Freytag in 1863, giving a guide to writing a tragedy. There are six parts to the formula. Exposition is the first element. It introduces the characters. Exciting Force develops the next element,rising action. Rising Action is the introduction to the heart of the story, climax . Falling Action helps us understand the conflict better, and answers any unanswered questions to the climax. Catastrophe is the end of the story. This provides closure to the story. This formula is often used to structure many works of literature. It is widely recognized in Shakespeare's Tragedies.