| Examples of Exposition (4) | 1. Iago hates Othello2. Cassio is lieutenant & Iago is not happy3. Desdemona and Othello are married4. Brabantio does not approve of marriage5. Othello and Desdemona confess love in court |
| Examples of Rising Action | 1. Iago promoted to lieutenant2. Cassio asks Desdemona to talk to Othello3. Desdemona loses handkerchief, Emilia grabs it and gives it to Othello4. Desdemona asks Othello to reinstate Cassio as lieutenant 5. Iago’s plan to take down Othello and Cassio |
| Climax (1) | Othello asks Iago to kill Desdemona |
| What are the 5 elements of a plot? | 1. Exposition2. Rising Action3. Climax4. Falling Action5. Resolution |
| What is exposition? | -background information (introduction)-where/when/who-establishing character relationships |
| What is rising action? | -events that lead up to yhe climax-begining to develop actions -building up to the climax |
| What is a climax? | -main event/the problem in the story-turning point/breaking point-point of no return-emotional high point of the story |
| What is falling action? | -what happenes after the climax -> the result-leading to the resolution |
| What is the resolution? | -the end of the story the solution-conflict resolved-momeng of clarity |
Othello–Plot Development
August 25, 2019