<P> Two types of scenes are of special interest: the reversal, which throws the action in a new direction, and the recognition, meaning the protagonist has an important revelation . Reversals should happen as a necessary and probable cause of what happened before, which implies that turning points needs to be properly set up . </P> <P> Complications should arise from a flaw in the protagonist . In the tragedy, this flaw will be his undoing . </P> <P> According to Freytag, a drama is divided into five parts, or acts, which some refer to as a dramatic arc: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and dénouement . Freytag's Pyramid can help writers organize their thoughts and ideas when describing the main problem of the drama, the rising action, the climax and the falling action . </P> <P> Although Freytag's analysis of dramatic structure is based on five - act plays, it can be applied (sometimes in a modified manner) to short stories and novels as well, making dramatic structure a literary element . Nonetheless, the pyramid is not always easy to use, especially in modern plays such as Alfred Uhry's Driving Miss Daisy and Arthur Miller's The Crucible, which is actually divided into 25 scenes without concrete acts . </P>

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