In
classical drama, the epitasis () is the main action of a play, in which the trials and tribulations of the main character increase and build toward a climax and dénouement. It is the third and central part when a play is analyzed into five separate parts:
prologue
A prologue or prolog (from Ancient Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "speech") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier st ...
,
protasis, epitasis,
catastasis and
catastrophe.
In modern
dramatic theory
Dramatic theory attempts to form theories about theatre and drama. Drama is defined as a form of art in which a written play is used as basis for a performance. Dramatic theory is studied as part of theatre studies.
Drama creates a sensory impre ...
, the
dramatic arc is often referred to, which uses somewhat different divisions but is substantially the same concept overall.
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Drama
Ancient Greek theatre
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