The Plot of a text can be argued to be the single most important element of the text. Without the plot, the content of the text does not move anywhere and nothing is really achieved because there lacks purpose. Pride and Prejudice and Hamlet interestingly have similar plot structures despite one of them being fiction and the other drama. What they have in common is that after the climax of the story is reached the falling action and denouement occurs quite rapidly. In Pride and Prejudice the climax of the story occurs when Elizabeth finally accepts Darcy’s wedding proposal. This scene can also be considered the resolution if Lidia marrying Whickham was decided to be the climax; however, either way, after each of the events, the novel comes quickly to an end. Similarly, in Hamlet the climax of the story occurs when almost all the characters in the play die, which occurs in the last act of the play. The difference with each of these pieces of text is that Hamlet as expected due to its genre, ends in tragedy whereas Pride and Prejudice has a rather happy ending in their denouements.
No comments:
Post a Comment