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How to Understand Freytag’s Pyramid
19th-century German novelist Gustav Freytag originally formulated Freytag’s Pyramid in his 1863 book Freytag’s Technique of the Drama, and over the last more than 150 years, it has become one of the most commonly taught dramatic structures in the world, finding its way into thousands of classrooms, creative writing classes, and writing workshops.
Here’s the original plot diagram (found on page 115 of Freytag’s Technique):

The plot diagram from the original translation of Freytag’s Pyramid of the 1863 version of Freytag’s Technique of the Drama.



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