Subplot, a story line enclosed within the principal story to provide relief from the main plots tension, add character dimension, etc.
Structurally, the two most variant scenes (outside of Scene ii) are Scenes 3 and 4 in which the compiler works out the variant subplot.
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subplot — (n.) also sub plot, 1812 in literature, from SUB (Cf. sub ) + PLOT (Cf. plot) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
subplot — [sub′plät΄] n. a secondary plot in a play, novel, etc … English World dictionary
Subplot — A subplot, sometimes referred to as a B story or a C story and so on, is a secondary plot strand that is auxiliary to the main plot.Subplots may connect to main plots, in either time and place or in thematic significance. Subplots often involve… … Wikipedia
subplot — sub|plot [ˈsʌbplɔt US pla:t] n a ↑plot (=set of events) that is connected with but less important than the main plot in a story, play etc ▪ the novel s romantic subplot … Dictionary of contemporary English
subplot — /ˈsʌbplɒt/ (say subplot) noun a secondary plot in a play, novel, etc., as distinct from the main plot. {sub + plot1} …
subplot — noun Date: 1830 1. a subordinate plot in fiction or drama 2. a subdivision of an experimental plot of land … New Collegiate Dictionary
subplot — /sub plot /, n. a secondary or subordinate plot, as in a play, novel, or other literary work; underplot. Cf. counterplot (def. 2). [1915 20; SUB + PLOT] * * * … Universalium
subplot — Synonyms and related words: action, anagnorisis, angle, architectonics, architecture, argument, atmosphere, background, catastrophe, characterization, color, complication, continuity, contrivance, denouement, design, development, device, episode … Moby Thesaurus
subplot — sub|plot [ sʌb,plat ] noun count a story in a novel, movie, or play that is separate from the main story, and less important … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
subplot — see sub plot … English dictionary
