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  2. Climax (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    The climax (from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax) 'staircase, ladder') or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension and drama, or it is the time when the action starts during which the solution is given. [1] [2] The climax of a story is a literary element. [3]

  3. Scene (performing arts) - Wikipedia

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    The intensity of the tension is proportional to the emotional audience's (or character's) investment in the outcome. Lack of control creates tension. A character or audience lacks control whenever they are in an unfamiliar environment, or within the power of something or somebody. Urgency is a common example of when lack of control creates tension.

  4. Karpman drama triangle - Wikipedia

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    The Karpman drama triangle is a social model of human interaction proposed by San Francisco psychiatrist, Stephen B. Karpman in 1968. The triangle maps a type of destructive interaction that can occur among people in conflict. [1] The drama triangle model is a tool used in psychotherapy, specifically transactional analysis.

  5. Conflict (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    Even in modern non-dramatic literature, critics have observed that the agon is the central unit of the plot. The easier it is for the protagonist to triumph, the less value there is in the drama. In internal and external conflict alike, the antagonist must act upon the protagonist and must seem at first to overmatch them.

  6. The most dramatic moments from HGTV's 'The Flip Off' - AOL

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    The show features plenty of drama, from reno stress to tension between Haack and Josh Hall. After months of anticipation, HGTV's "The Flip Off" premiered on January 29.

  7. Is mother-in-law drama really that bad? What studies show ...

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    Like Vicky, she tries not to dwell on the negative stereotypes that paint mothers-in-law as a source of universal drama. But she, too, has seen some tension. "Only one of my daughters-in-law does ...

  8. ‘Dreams’ Review: A Stone-Cold Jessica Chastain Reunites With ...

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    At times, the dramatic tension is so strong, “Dreams” could almost be a thriller. That’s true of the scene where Jennifer, who’s been desperately searching for Fernando, finds him dancing ...

  9. Suspense - Wikipedia

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    In literature, films, television, and plays, suspense is a major device for securing and maintaining interest. It may be of several major types: in one, the outcome is uncertain and the suspense resides in the question of who, what, or how; in another, the outcome is inevitable from foregoing events, and the suspense resides in the audience's anxious or frightened anticipation in the question ...