Dramatic Structure (Freytag's Pyramid)

What is the purpose of the rising action in a play?

• To resolve the main conflict

• To build up to the climax

• To reveal the main conflict

• To introduce all major characters

What is the climax of a play?

• The falling action

• The resolution of the main conflict

• The point of greatest emotional engagement with the conflict

• The introduction of major characters

What is the denouement in a non-tragic play?

• The protagonist's fate dramatically changes

• The resolution of the main conflict

• The point of greatest emotional engagement with the conflict

• The untying of a knot

What is plot in a play?

• The story that is performed

• A series of events that tell a story

• To resolve the main conflict

• To reveal the setting or location

What is the main function of Freytag's pyramid in analyzing a play?

• To resolve the main conflict

• To show the development and resolution of conflict

• To reveal the main conflict

• To introduce all major characters

What is the falling action in a play?

• The crisis or dramatic reversal of the protagonist's fate

• The point of greatest emotional engagement with the conflict

• The untying of a knot

• The protagonist's fate dramatically changes

What is the crisis or turning point in the action called?

• The falling action

• The climax

• The inciting incident

• The denouement

What is the meaning of 'catastrophe' in a tragic play?

• The resolution of the main conflict

• The untying of a knot

• A turn that leads to the resolution of the conflict not in the protagonist's favor

• The protagonist's fate dramatically changes