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'''Conflict''' is the barriers put in front of a character's needs, values and interests. It can be internal or external. |
'''Conflict''' is the barriers put in front of a character's needs, values and interests. It can be internal or external. |
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| + | : Drama is the quest of the hero to overcome those things which prevent him from achieving a specific, acute goal. |
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==Planting a Question== |
==Planting a Question== |
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| − | Conflict plants a question in the reader's mind. |
+ | Conflict '''plants a question''' in the reader's mind. |
*Will she escape from the avalanche? |
*Will she escape from the avalanche? |
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*Will he find more paper for his printer before the deadline? |
*Will he find more paper for his printer before the deadline? |
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Revision as of 13:32, 12 May 2010
Conflict is the barriers put in front of a character's needs, values and interests. It can be internal or external.
David Mamet has said:
- Drama is the quest of the hero to overcome those things which prevent him from achieving a specific, acute goal.
Planting a Question
Conflict plants a question in the reader's mind.
- Will she escape from the avalanche?
- Will he find more paper for his printer before the deadline?
- Will she make a good impression on the in-laws?
The question should be answered with more conflict at the end of a scene, such as a setback or turning point of some kind.
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