The Emergence Machine

Falling Action

physical · Theater · Level 10 · E9

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Emergence definition

Falling action is the sequence of events following the climax, where the plot unravels and consequences of the central conflict are revealed and resolved, but this definition is incomplete without understanding the dramatic climax.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
falling action
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L6L2L1L0Falling ActionPlotNarrativeFollowLanguageCommunicationDramatic ClimaxGroup… intermediate l…ConsequenceFormInformationLifeActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesFalling ActionL10Dramatic ClimaxL6FollowL7PlotL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Dramatic Climax L6 (requires)
    dramatic climax is a core concept needed to understand falling action
  • Follow L7 (requires)
    Falling action: The sequence of events following the climax, where the plot unravels and consequences of the central conflict are revealed and resolved.
  • Plot L9 (requires)
    Falling action: The sequence of events following the climax, where the plot unravels and consequences of the central conflict are revealed and resolved.