Five Act Structure Template

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Five Act Structure: The Dramatic Structure

Lesson Plans by Rebecca Ray

Aristotle was one of the first to write about drama and describe its three segments: beginning, middle, and end. Many centuries later, a German playwright, Gustav Freytag, developed the five-act structure commonly used today to analyze classical and Shakespearean dramas. The pattern of this five-act structure can be seen in the familiar plot diagram.


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Five Act Structure Template | Have students identify and illustrate the key points of each act in Shakespearean plays using the five act structure!

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  • ACT 1: EXPOSITION
  • ACT 1: CONFLICT
  • ACT 2: RISING ACTION
  • ACT 3: CLIMAX
  • ACT 4: FALLING ACTION
  • ACT 5: DENOUEMENT
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