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Antagonist causes Dramatic conflict. Activate to inspect this relation.Antagonist constrains Protagonist. Activate to inspect this relation.Catharsis depends on Dramatic conflict. Activate to inspect this relation.Catharsis depends on Mimesis. Activate to inspect this relation.Catharsis is derived from Dramatic structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Catharsis is part of Tragedy. Activate to inspect this relation.Catharsis is part of Dramatic structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Climax depends on Dramatic conflict. Activate to inspect this relation.Climax precedes Catharsis. Activate to inspect this relation.Comedy applies to Dramatic structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Dramatic conflict depends on Character motivation. Activate to inspect this relation.Dramatic conflict depends on Dramatic structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Dramatic conflict enables Plot. Activate to inspect this relation.Dialogue enables Dramatic conflict. Activate to inspect this relation.Dramatic structure is analogous to Narrative theory. Activate to inspect this relation.Dramatic structure is part of Theatre. Activate to inspect this relation.Epic Theatre influences Catharsis. Activate to inspect this relation.Mise-en-scène constrains Fourth wall. Activate to inspect this relation.Mise-en-scène depends on Stagecraft. Activate to inspect this relation.Mise-en-scène is part of Film studies. Activate to inspect this relation.Plot is part of Dramatic structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Protagonist causes Dramatic conflict. Activate to inspect this relation.Protagonist is part of Dramatic structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Protagonist requires Character motivation. Activate to inspect this relation.Rehearsal enables Mise-en-scène. Activate to inspect this relation.Stagecraft enables Staging. Activate to inspect this relation.Stagecraft is part of Theatre. Activate to inspect this relation.Staging is part of Mise-en-scène. Activate to inspect this relation.Three-Act Structure is a Dramatic structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Tragedy applies to Dramatic structure. Activate to inspect this relation.TheatreDramatic structureStagecraftNarrative theoryCatharsisComedyDramatic conflictPlotProtagonistThree-Act StructureTragedyStagingMise-en-scèneMimesisClimaxEpic TheatreCharacter motivationAntagonistDialogueFourth wallFilm studiesRehearsal
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15 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Aesthetics, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, Dance….

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22 concepts30 relationships13 disciplines6 relation families

At a glance

Theatre stages live drama before an audience, using performance, space and time to enact a story.

Disciplines
Theatre · Performing Arts
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2 · 1 relation families

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Bridge concepts (15)

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  • Dramaturgy, Pharmacology · connects to Dramatic conflict, Protagonist
  • Dramaturgy · connects to Catharsis, Dramatic conflict
  • Creative Writing, Dramaturgy, Narratology · connects to Dramatic conflict, Dramatic structure
  • Performing Arts · connects to Mise-en-scène, Stagecraft
  • Dramaturgy · connects to Catharsis, Dramatic structure

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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 13 disciplines: Aesthetics, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, Dramaturgy, Film Studies, Literature, Media Studies, Narratology, Performing Arts, Pharmacology, Poetics, Psychology, Theatre.
  • Theatre is a bridge concept — viewed here through Performing Arts, Theatre.
  • The connections here span 6 relation families.

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