Talk:Denouement

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In An Inspector Calls, the denouement consists of Mr. Birling receiving a phone call saying that a police inspector is on his way to ask some questions. This comes as a shock to the audience as well as the characters because they had just found out that the police inspector Goole which just left was a fraud. This is considered a denouement because it occurs at the end of the story and serves to tie up any loose ends that might otherwise interfere with the audience's feeling of completion to the story.

What is the point of this obscure example? If someone has a clearly illustration of denouement, that might be helpful? (Posted in the article by User:NickelShoe @ 14:30, 5 September 2005)

No bleeding clue, love. I guess the author wanted to show off his/her extensive knowledge of An Inspector Class by posting this sneering, arrogant, and altogether priggish example. Or perhaps the author is just an asshole (Posted in the article by 71.114.90.141 @ 22:45, 26 November 2005)

Though still short, I rewrote a good deal of this article, adding new, legit examples and a clearer definition as well as external links. Although it's still short (and perhaps still considered a stub), hopefully it reads better than it did before. I'd love to see it expanded! (Maria 18:41, 28 February 2006 (UTC))

Just my opinion (thus not to add to the article ;) but I more and more get the feeling that the art of Denouement is a forgotten art in most new TV series/films

Do you think that the "Evil overlord who tells the hero all details of his plan" phenomen could fit into this article? Couldn't that be described as a kind of "deliberate and incompetent try of denouement"?

Of course. Go take a look at the entry for A Miracle of Science and read the section on Mad Science. :) Maura Dailey 02:03, 30 November 2006 (UTC)