falling action
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It starts from a place of safety, but then comes the rising action, the climax, the falling action — all of that,” says Wester.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
In short, there is no rising action, no climax, no falling action . . . which is no way to tell a story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
You should have a series of events leading to the climax and fewer events that make up the falling action.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Rather, his illness just seems to emphasize that we’re inside the falling action of the play, the working out of choices and themes that were established months ago.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2020
Antony in a soliloquy shows his determination to avenge Cæsar, and the first scene of the falling action closes with the announcement that Octavius is within seven leagues of Rome.
From The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar by Ebenezer Charlton Black
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