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  1. CLIMACTIC STRUCTURE
    1. Characteristics of Climactic Structure
      1. The plot begins late in the story
      2. Scenes, locales, and characters are limited
      3. Construction is tight
    2. Significant Periods of Climactic Structure
  2. EPISODIC STRUCTURE
    1. Characteristics of Episodic Structure
      1. People, places, and events proliferate
      2. There may be a parallel plot or subplot
      3. Juxtaposition and contrast occur
        1. Short scenes alternate with longer scenes
        2. Public scenes alternate with private scenes
        3. We move from one group to an opposing group
        4. Comic scenes alternate with serious scenes
      4. The overall effect is cumulative
    2. Significant Periods of Episodic Structure
  3. COMBINATIONS OF CLIMACTIC AND EPISODIC FORM
  4. RITUAL AND PATTERN AS DRAMATIC STRUCTURE
    1. Rituals
    2. Patterns
  5. SERIAL STRUCTURE
  6. EXPERIMENTAL AND AVANT-GARDE THEATER
    1. Special Structures
    2. Segments and Tableaux as Structure
  7. STRUCTURE IN MUSICAL THEATER





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