What scene-level techniques and named failure modes does Freytag give for the introduction, rise, climax, return and catastrophe of a dramatic outline?
Freytag gives concrete part-by-part advice: open with a keynote, a finished scene and a quick transition into the exciting force; build the rise in stages, each a group of preparatory scenes plus a chief scene, with the next-to-last or last step keeping chief-scene weight; treat the climax as a large scene; keep the return to few characters and 'great scenes' because it is the hardest part; prepare the catastrophe in advance but insert a brief hindrance or prospect of relief just before it. He names failure modes: a separated prelude, a distracting counter-play second half, over-extended subordinate action, and a catastrophe that arrives as a surprise. He also says an action or a passion alone is not dramatic: the drama is the passion that leads to action and the action's effect on a soul.
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