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Freytag's pyramid, the dramatic structure in literature

Just like life, some stories are difficult to understand. Whether you are reading a novel or watching a play or film, there are times when you have to apply certain methods to better understand what you are reading or watching. Gustav Freytag, a German novelist and critic of the nineteenth century, observed the similarity of plots so he created a pictorial tool to visually illustrate dramatic structure. Called Freytag’s Pyramid, he constructed a pattern in the form of a pyramid to analyze the plot structure of dramas. Freytag’s Pyramid : How to Analyze a Story Words You Need to Know Conflict: a problem that occurs in the story Tragedy: a story ending in death and sadness Analyze: to look at something very closely. According to Freytag, every story worth telling has the following parts: exposition (inciting incident), rising action, climax (turning point), falling action, and denouement (resolution). Freytag’s pyramid is used to show how stor

Pride and Prejudice. Literary elements

We will analyse Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen according to the setting, the character´s points of view and the tone in which the phrases are expressed. Setting. Where events took place: Netherfieldd Park (Bingley´s residence) Pemberly House (Darcy´s estate) The Derbyshire countryside Rosings (Lady Catherine´s home) Other settings may be include Longbourn, Hansford and Meryton. Narration. The novel is told in third person with limited omniscience and we are connected with Elizabeth´s perspective and experiences all the time. Characterization. Austen provides details about their physical characteristics and their personality too. Fine, eyes, pretty, woman, tolerable, tall person, handsome features, etc. Tone. If you want to understand the story, you need to focus on the tone whenever a character is expressing an idea. For instance, Mr. Bennet´s reaction to Elizabeth´s refusal to marry Collins. Interesting video: https://www.y

Letters in the sea. Frankenstein, between life and death

In the early 19th century, the role of man, specifically the European man, was being redefined in a number of ways. Science would offer power and possibility and this main theme is developed by Mary Shelley in Frankenstein and it is reflected in Walton`s character and his characteristics. Robert Walton is an ambituous explorer who meets Victor Frankenstein in the Arctic. Victor tells his story to Walton and he decided to write the narrative in a series of letters to his sister, Margaret Saville, who is in England. He implies in his letters that he wants to know and learn more about the world, he needs to prove that he can do something of worth to share with others. Walton was driven by the desire for discovery ; the outside world calls him in search of recognition , fame and knowledge . We know Walton in a journey to the North Pole in order to find a passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Walton seeks greatness, he wants to be remembered, he has a dream, we

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