Action (literature)
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In literature
, action is the principle subject or story. This is as distinguished from an incidental episode. In other words, action is what a character does in a play, short story, or a fiction prose. Please note that actions are different from acts which are any of the main sections of a play or other dramatic performance.
In theater, action is the events that create part of a dramatic plot (one of the Classical unities
). It is also the gestures of any actor or speaker on stage.
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, action is the principle subject or story. This is as distinguished from an incidental episode. In other words, action is what a character does in a play, short story, or a fiction prose. Please note that actions are different from acts which are any of the main sections of a play or other dramatic performance.
In theater, action is the events that create part of a dramatic plot (one of the Classical unities
Classical unities
The classical unities, Aristotelian unities or three unities are rules for drama derived from a passage in Aristotle's Poetics. In their neoclassical form they are as follows:...
). It is also the gestures of any actor or speaker on stage.