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Three-act structure

The three-act structure is a model used in narrative fiction that divides a story into three parts (acts), often called the Setup, the Confrontation, and the Resolution. Syd Field described it in his 1979 book Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting.

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Three-act structure

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Three-act structure → model used in narrative fiction that divides a story into three parts

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question story dramatic act first structure protagonist climax second usually main deal point three-act used three resolution third also narrative

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Three-act structureis amodel used in narrative fiction that divides a story into three parts0.90text

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