English 12 Exam Notes

Freytag’s Triangle

Expository- character, setting
UNFORGIVEN
Exposition-
Ex. Cowboy assault, glimpse into what the cowboys are like, where we are roughly, vague idea of what century
Initial Conflict- (begins rising action) - between the protagonist and one of the antagonistic forces
Ex. Kid comes to the farm asking him to help in the killing, see Will as a pig farmer, made to look out of place
Rising Action (dramatic tension)- builds in tension and conflict, is working toward the climax, don’t want to overdue up to the climactic scene, doesn’t make as big as an effect, involves protagonist and the antagonist
Ex. Will Munny and Lil Bill- Will is shooting at the coffee can and it shows that he has lost any skill he once had, Lil Bill has conflict with English Bob; he deals with English Bob and shows him as ruthless, brutal, Will Munny goes to see Ned and brings Ned along and takes a leadership and convinces Ned to come along on the killing, Ned serves as his living conscious like Claudia once did, Will settles the dispute between the kid and Ned, important that the Kid cannot shoot, which is ironic because it was his idea to do the killing so Will has to take on a leadership role as the main killer
Climax (point of highest tension, point at which the rest of plot becomes inevitable)- when Will learns that Ned is dead, when he learns that Ned is dead, he picks up that bottle, which is the tangible thing that links Ned between his old life and his new life, when he throws the whiskey bottle in the path in front of him, the whiskey is leading him toward the climactic scene
Falling action- tells the Kid to leave with the money, sees Ned displayed in front of Greeley’s, show down with Lil Bill and he rides out of town and still has a chance to be killed, but he escapes from the deputy not wanting to shoot
Resolution- goes back to the county, get’s his kids, and is rumored that he moves to San Francisco and is rich in dry goods

Outline
Short Story and Questions
Open Ended Question
Ex. Isolation, The American Dream
Character Question
- Define a poser and ask to comment on whether we believe that they are any characters that are and talk about how the author/playwrights portray these
- Freytag’s triangle on one of the works (our choice)