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It is used to create rapt attention from the audience.

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Q: What does dramatic tension create?
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What are the 4 types of dramatic tension?

The four types of dramatic tension are; the tension of the task the tenison of relationships the tension of surprise the tension of mystery Hope this helps.


Why does stories within stories create tension?

Use foreshadowing and other techniques to hint at it throughout the story, slowly building the tension, then arrive at the dramatic moment


How does the author use dramatic irony to create tension?

An example of dramatic irony is when the author uses Oedipus not knowing he was the killer and making a promise that he shall kill the person who killed his father.


How does the author use dramatic irony to create tension in 'Oedipus Rex'?

It is by placing characters in situations of misinterpretation and misunderstanding that Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.). uses dramatic irony to create tension in "Oedipus Rex."Specifically, dramatic irony refers to a literary technique. It operates to give characters an incomplete or incorrect understanding of themselves and their situations. For example, characters may not know that what they say about others holds for them as well.


How do we create tension in drama?

Pauses in drama can create tension but for this to work you need to have tension throughout your piece.


What is the purpose of the inciting incident in a dramatic plot?

To build tension


The build up of excitement in a drama produces dramatic...?

tension


Which part of a dramatic plot builds tension?

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Why might a playwright employ dramatic irony?

It increases tension


Staged readings of new plays assist in discovering if the?

*Dramatic action is clear. *Revelations create a counting tension that build to a climax. *Dialogue is contrived or appropriate for the style.


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apex : yes


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