Tragedy Plot

Plot:

Tragedy's Plot...Regular....

1) Exposition: Introduction of main characters

Hero will start out favorably

Author will plan seeds in readers mind of developing problem

Intro of secondary main characters

2) Rising Action: Here the author will inject some crisis that puts pressure on the hero

Events begin to work against the main character

He will need to make some difficult decisions

Unfortunatly and at the worst possible time, his tragic flaw will get in the way

causing him to make a bad irreversable decision

nothing the main character can do to stop it

as the readers we see sadness, destruction and possible death looming

3) Climax: While we thin of the word climax as something big, but its actually more subtle

It is the highest point of tension in tragedy however it comes later than we usually expect.

the climax of a tragedy begins to reveal the total downfall and complete destruction of the main character.

4) Falling Action: Readers sinse the main characters destruction but others close to him may not or may also be ruined

Main character might try to make last attempts but the situation has already spun out of control

As readers, we are aware of doom, but read further to see how it will unfold and to what degree

5) Denouement: Readers learn how the main character ends up. It will be sudden to the main character. The problem may be solved, but it will be in a very sad way. Reader may cry/want to cry for main character after all, he could of been a likeable person