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  • the part of a story after the climax, where tension decreases as the main conflict resolves.
    Falling Action
  • When the story begins to take a turn/change; the no turning point of the story.
    Climax
  • The part of the story when SUSPENSE is building and the conflict is beginning to get worse.
    Rising action
  • What is a "Flat Arc" (Steadfast Hero)
    A character who stays the same and changes the world around them.
  • Character type and arc: A selfish businessman who learns to care about others.
    Dynamic character, positive change/hero arc.
  • Character type and arc: A hero who is always kind and brave from start to finish.
    Static character, flat/steadfast arc
  • Character type and arc: A villain who stays evil the entire movie.
    Static character, flat arc
  • Cole tells his therapist that he can see dead people.
    Climax
  • Villains and comical characters are generally...
    Static
  • It is an event or decision that kick-starts the plot of a story.
    Inciting incident
  • The character changes after learning a lesson from a new experience.
    Dynamic
  • A character who undergoes a major internal "Glow Up" or change is:
    Dynamic
  • True or False: Static characters can only have flat / steadfast arcs.
    True
  • Harry Potter lives under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house and is constantly being mistreated.
    Exposition
  • Character type and arc: A CEO who loses everything and becomes a gangster.
    Dynamic character, negative change arc
  • Characters that stay the same throughout the plot of a story.
    Static characters
  • If a "good" hero makes bad choices and ends the story in a tragedy, they have a:
    Negative change arc
  • True or False: A dynamic character can have a flat arc.
    False
  • The end of the story when the conflict is resolved.
    Denouement or Resolution
  • The introduction of the story where we are introduced to the main characters and the setting of the story.
    Exposition
  • True or False: A Static character with a flat arc cannot be the story's main character.
    False
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