1. *Elements of a Plot ( Novels, short stories, plays, movies, poetry, etc….)
Miss Amorin
English

2. Elements of a Plot include:
Exposition
Exciting Force
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution/ Catastophe

5. Exposition Example *Exposition= background info.
Romeo and Juliet by W. Shakespeare- Exposition:
There are conflicts between two families from different social statures; the Montagues (Romeo) and the Capulets (Juliet). In the beginning of the play, the protagonist, Romeo, feels lust for Rosaline.
Protagonists= Romeo and Juliet
Antagonists= Montague & Capulet families, society, & social status
Setting= Verona, and Mantua, Italy
Time Period= Elizabethan, late 16th century
Exposition Example

6. Exposition for __________
Setting=
Time Period=
Protagonist=
Antagonist=
Main conflict=
Exposition for __________

7. Exciting Force *Exciting force=
Moment that follows the introduction of a drama and initiates the rising action; it consists of a resolution on the part of the protagonist or the primary antagonist to accomplish some major goal.
Exciting Force

8. Exciting Force Example
*Exciting Force- “Excites” the audience
First point of interest for audience.
Goal intended exposed
Very beginning of the rising action
Romeo and Juliet example of the Exciting Force:
Romeo meets Juliet at the Capulet house (party). They fall in love.
Exciting Force Example

9. Exciting Force for _______
What “excites” the audience?
Goal?? =
Exciting Force for _______

10. Rising Action

11. *Rising action- the conflict of the story becomes more complicated by other secondary actions in the plot or by the antagonist/s.
Example- Romeo and Juliet by: W. Shakespeare
Rising Action:
Romeo needs to secretly marry <3 Juliet fearing that a Montague and a Capulet would never be allowed to marry.
Rising Action Example

12. Rising Action for _______
Conflict?
What complicates the story line?
Rising Action for _______

13. Climax

14. Climax- most intense part of story line
*Climax- most intense part of story line. Plot usually takes a turn for the worse for the protagonist at this point.
Romeo and Juliet example of climax:
Tybalt kills Mercutio, then Romeo kills Tybalt.
The Prince arrives and orders that Romeo be banashed from
Verona.
Romeo cannot be with his love, Juliet.
Climax Example

15. Climax for _________ Most intense part of the plot=
(turn for the worse)
Climax for _________

16. During the Falling Action, the conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist unravels with the protagonist winning or losing against the antagonist.
A moment of final suspense is usually involved in relation to the final outcome of the conflict.
Falling Action

17. Falling Action Example
*Falling Actions
Romeo and Juliet example of falling action.
Paris will soon be married to Juliet (as forced by her family).
The Capulets do not know about her secret marriage to Romeo.
Juliet decided to fake her death with a potion the Friar gives her.
Romeo is informed that Juliet is dead when she is really sleeping from the potion.
Romeo arrives at the Capulet burial vault ready to kill himself for love.
Falling Action Example

18. Falling Action for ________
Point when conflict unravels=
Moment of final suspense
Falling Action for ________

19. Resolution/ Catastrophe

20. Resolution/ Catastrophe example
“unkotting” of the conflict; end result; lesson
Romeo and Juliet example of Resolution:
Romeo drinks the poison and dies.
Juliet wakes up, finds Romeo dead, and kills herself with a dagger.
Both families agree to stop the hatred after the tragedy.
Resolution/ Catastrophe example

21. Resolution for ________
End result=
Lesson=
Resolution for ________

24. Plot structure of a story REVIEW*