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The three-act structure is a model used in narrative fiction that divides a story into three parts (acts), often called the Setup, the Confrontation, and the Resolution. It was popularized by Syd Field in his 1979 book Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting. It has been falsely attributed to Aristotle who in fact argued for 2-act and 16-act plays. Aristotle split the play into two acts: δέσις (desis) and λύσις (lysis), which roughly translates to binding and unbinding, although the contemporary translation is "complication" and "dénouement".
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of second act in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of second act in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of second act in a Sentence
My first act was activism, and I paid a price for it, my second act is an artist-educator - so this third act is bringing all those life experiences together - activism, education and working with young people.
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- الفصل الثانيArabic
- druhý aktCzech
- anden aktDanish
- zweiter AktGerman
- segundo actoSpanish
- عمل دومPersian
- deuxième acteFrench
- दूसरा कृत्यHindi
- երկրորդ արարքըArmenian
- secondo attoItalian
- secundum actumLatin
- andre aktNorwegian
- andra aktenSwedish
- другий актUkrainian
- دوسرا ایکٹUrdu
- hành động thứ haiVietnamese
- רגע אַקטYiddish
- 第二幕Chinese
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