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| '''The rising action''', in the ] of a work of fiction, follows the ] and leads up to the ]. The rising action's purpose is usually to build suspense all the way up the climactic finish. The rising action should not be confused with the middle of the story, but is the action right before the climax. The material beyond the climax is known as the ]. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| In his '']'' the ] philosopher ] put forth the idea that "'ολον δε εστιν το εχον αρχην και μεσον και τελευτην" (1450b27) ("A whole is what has a beginning and middle and end"(1450b27)).<ref name="fall2">Perseus Digital Library (2006). </ref> This three-part view of a plot structure (with a beginning, middle, and end) prevailed until 1863, when the ] playwright and novelist ] wrote ''Die Technik des Dramas''. In it, he laid out what has come to be known as ].<ref name="fall3">University of South Carolina (2006). </ref> Under Freytag's pyramid, the plot of a story consists of five parts: ], rising action, ], ], and ]/].<ref name="fall4">University of Illinois: Department of English (2006). </ref> | |||
| ==Examples== | |||
| *In ], Harry must go through a set of tasks to reach where the Sorceror's Stone is hidden, where he will have the final battle. These are the actions leading up to the climax where Harry must face Voldemort who is trying to get the stone. | |||
| *In the novel, ], ] falls in love with a man named Peter Bogert. The rising action in this circumstance is when she asks a mind-reading robot if he is in love with her, and it says "yes". | |||
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