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GCSE English Literature · key term
The final part of a narrative in which its central mysteries or complications are explained.
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The concluding part of a narrative in which its central complications or mysteries are explained.
The resolution following a story’s climax, when its complications are usually explained or settled.
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A play’s resolution, when its complications are explained or brought towards a conclusion.
Revise: Deception and madnessThe denouement delays its answer until both twins stand together in Act 5 Scene 1. Sebastian asks, “Do I stand there? I never had a brother;”.
An ending that resolves a story’s main conflicts and reveals what happens to its characters.
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The concluding stage of a plot, in which conflicts are resolved and the consequences for characters become clear.
Revise: Chapters 53 to 61Chapter 61 is the denouement: Austen moves from detailed scenes to summaries of the characters’ later lives. The weddings themselves are not narrated at length. What matters is the kind of life each marriage produces.
The final explanation or unravelling of a story’s central complications.
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The final part of a plot in which conflicts are resolved and the consequences of earlier events become clear.
The closing part of a narrative, in which conflicts are resolved and characters’ later circumstances are explained.
