German playwright and novelist GUSTAV
FREYTAG invented Freytag’s Pyramid in
Die Technik des Dramas (Technique of the
Drama), an overview of five-act plot
structure written in the nineteenth century.
EXPOSITION
Also known as the introduction or Act I,
exposition sets up the setting, or time
and location of the story, as well as
the main characters, and the
atmosphere of the story.
RISING ACTION
In Act II in Freytag’s Pyramid, which he
labeled the “rising movement,” the story
builds toward its central conflict by
placing obstacles in the path of the
protagonists as they attempt to reach their
goals.
CLIMAX
The third act in Freytag’s Pyramid is the
part of the story that signals a turning
point and occupies the highest point on the
plot structure.
FALLING ACTION
Act IV in Freytag’s Pyramid foreshadows
the final outcome of the story.
DENOUEMENT
The fifth and final act, the denouement—
also known as the resolution, conclusion, or
moment of catastrophe—is the end of the
story.
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