Denouement
From the French for "unknotting", denouement refers to the final unfolding of plot in a literary work. It is at this point that the reader"s expectations of what will happen to literary characters are either satisfied or denied.
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From the French for "unknotting", denouement refers to the final unfolding of plot in a literary work. It is at this point that the reader"s expectations of what will happen to literary characters are either satisfied or denied.