dramaticStructureRole

P99131 predicate

Indicates the specific function or role an element plays within the overall dramatic structure of a narrative or performance.

Observed surface forms (5)

Sample triples (44)

Subject Object
Act I exposition
Act I rising tension setup
Act I
surface form: Act I (Clybourne Park)
establishes historical context for Act II
Act I
surface form: Act I (Design for Living)
sets tone and premise for the rest of the play
Act II
surface form: Act II (Anna Christie)
middle act
Act II
surface form: Act II (Götz von Berlichingen)
rising action
Act II
surface form: Act II (Our American Cousin)
escalation of social conflict via predicate surface "dramaticPacingRole"
Act II
surface form: Act II (Our American Cousin)
intensification of misunderstandings via predicate surface "dramaticPacingRole"
Act II
surface form: Act II (Our American Cousin)
preparation for resolution in Act III via predicate surface "dramaticPacingRole"
Act II
surface form: Act II (Our American Cousin)
rising action via predicate surface "dramaticStructureElement"
Act II
surface form: Act II (Romeo and Juliet)
rising action
Act II
surface form: Act II (The Skin of Our Teeth)
climax of marital and moral tensions
Act II
surface form: Act II (The Skin of Our Teeth)
rising action
Act II of "The Price" development of exposition from Act I via predicate surface "dramaticStructureElement"
Act II of "The Price" preparation for climax in Act III via predicate surface "dramaticStructureElement"
Act III
surface form: Act III (A Lie of the Mind)
denouement
Act III
surface form: Act III (Anna Christie)
builds toward resolution in Act IV
Act III
surface form: Act III (Anna Christie)
turning point in relationships among main characters
Act III
surface form: Act III (Dear Brutus)
climax
Act III
surface form: Act III (Dear Brutus)
denouement
Act III
surface form: Act III (The Skin of Our Teeth)
denouement
Act III of The Relapse complication of character relationships
Act III of The Relapse development of central romantic plots
Act III of The Relapse escalation of comic conflict
Act Two of Chess resolution of main conflicts in Chess
Act V
surface form: Act V (Much Ado About Nothing)
comedic resolution
Christian Slater as Daniel Molloy conduit between audience and vampire world via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
Christian Slater as Daniel Molloy listener to Louis’s confession via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
Clare Hunter main figure around whom conflicts develop via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
Clare Hunter primary point-of-view character via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
E Block (The Green Mile) frame for Paul Edgecombe’s recollections in the novel via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
Francis Wayland Thurston frame narrator via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
George one half of a dual narrative structure via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
Heavenly Finley is Chance Wayne's former lover
surface form: Heavenly Finley
offstage backstory driving present action
Helmer household single-room setting for entire play
fictional town of Hillsboro (Inherit the Wind setting)
surface form: Hillsboro
primary setting for most scenes via predicate surface "narrativeRoleInInheritTheWind"
Jude Law as W. P. Inman central viewpoint character via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
June Branch central point-of-view character in Basketful of Heads via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
Mon Signor Hotel connects four separate stories via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
Ransom Stoddard framing narrator in flashback via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
Samantha Albertson connects past and present timelines in the film via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
Supplices protagonist group via predicate surface "dramaticFunctionOfChorus"
Susan Morrow link between real world and fictional manuscript via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"
Unnamed narrator of The Gold-Bug listener to Legrand’s final explanation via predicate surface "storyStructureRole"