Well-made play


The well-made play (Pièce bien faite) is a 19th century theater genre, recorded by the French dramatist and librarian Augustin Eugène Scribe (1791-1861). Augustin Eugène Scribe

A school example of a well-made play is a dollhouse of Norwegian author Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906).

The genre fits into neoclassicism but is characterized by a relative lack of depth or morale. Structure intro intrigue start plot 1st revelation (optional) turning point 2nd revelation (optional) crisis confrontation climax finale

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