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  2. The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations - Wikipedia

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    The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations is a descriptive list which was first proposed by Georges Polti in 1895 to categorize every dramatic situation that might occur in a story or performance. [1] Polti analyzed classical Greek texts, plus classical and contemporaneous French works. He also analyzed a handful of non-French authors.

  3. Three-act structure - Wikipedia

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    The third act features the resolution of the story and its subplots. The climax is the scene or sequence in which the main tensions of the story are brought to their most intense point and the dramatic question answered, leaving the protagonist and other characters with a new sense of who they really are. See also. Act (drama) Dramatic structure

  4. Screenwriters Taxonomy - Wikipedia

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    Williams’ central thesis in The Screenwriters Taxonomy: A Roadmap to Collaborative Storytelling is that the term “ genre ” is used so broadly to describe films that the modern use of the word has become meaningless. [2] The Screenwriter's Taxonomy proposes seven categories for discussing the creative process of telling cinematic stories.

  5. The Seven Basic Plots - Wikipedia

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    The third event in a series of events becomes "the final trigger for something important to happen." This pattern appears in childhood stories, like Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Cinderella, and Little Red Riding Hood. In adult stories, the Rule of Three conveys the gradual resolution of a process that leads to transformation. This ...

  6. Crime Story (British TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Crime Story is a British true crime drama anthology television series, first broadcast on 18 September 1992 on ITV. [1] Two series were produced between 1992 and 1995, containing a total of fifteen episodes. Each episode depicts the events leading up to and encompassing a notable true crime, including cases such as the Erwin Van Haarlem mystery ...

  7. Melodrama - Wikipedia

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    Melodrama. Mélodrame painted by Honoré Daumier between 1855 and 1860, depicting a typical Parisian scene as was the case on Boulevard du Temple. A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a very strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization.

  8. List of playwrights - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable playwrights. See also Literature; Drama; List of playwrights by nationality and date of birth ; Lists of authors . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

  9. Closet drama - Wikipedia

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    A closet drama (or closet play) is a play created primarily for reading, rather than production. Closet dramas are traditionally defined in narrower terms as belonging to a genre of dramatic writing unconcerned with stage technique. Stageability is only one aspect of closet drama: historically, playwrights might choose the genre of 'closet ...