Structural Diagram

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Order King George 'When, like today, I feel I have got a little, little way with a plot and knock off for the day, it is like a climber going up a sheer face who pitches camp on a narrow ledge. Tomorrow he may get no further; he may even roll off during the night.'

-- Alan Bennett





The elevation of each structural element roughly indicates the relative level of tension and conflict at that point. This, for an average -- and therefore nonexistent -- play.

Structural Diagram of A Two-Act Play

In Three-Act plays, Act II repeats Act I


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