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CHAPTER IX 27 made interesting through suspense; and an end or termination of the struggle, wherein either victory is gained or defeat sustained. 10. Taking the slight plot outlined above, study it in diagram. BEGINNING. George wishes to marry Agnes. (Object.) John is his rival. (Obstacle.) MIDDLE. The father favors John. (Struggle and suspense.) Struggle because the father's favor improves John's chances, and suspense because we fear that the odds against George's success have become too great. George and Agnes quarrel. (Struggle.) George now has to overcome this additional handicap and so fight the harder. Agnes turns to John. (Suspense.) Will Agnes marry John or forgive George and restore him to favor ? George loses his fortune. (Suspense.) How will this aftect his chances of winning forgiveness from Agnes ? John inherits money. (Struggle.) This adds to the difficul- ties that John must overcome. Pitying George, Agnes forgives him. (Struggle.) Since an obstacle has been overcome. The father's opposition to George grows stronger. (Struggle.) This obstacle has become more pronounced. George and Agnes elope. (Struggle.) They will overcome the obstacle of opposition by outwitting the father. The father and John give pursuit. Suspense predominates here, as the spectator fears that the elopers will be over- taken and the union prevented. END George and Agnes are married. (Climax.) The object is attained. The father forgives them. Falling action and end of the play. It should be noticed that the quarrel between George and Agnes is not immediately patched up. John first comes into his fortune to in- crease the obstacle and the suspense. Then the forgiveness becomes of greater interest through the introduction of the new factor. John's inheritance makes it appear that he will become the favored suitor. Now we are more than ever pleased that Agnes forgives George. Agnes, too, wans greater favor now because she forgives George not only though his own fortune is gone, but in spite of the added affluence of John. She is given twice the credit that would be hers did she mere- ly forgive George when he lost his money and before she knew of John's inheritance. 11. It might be even better to have John come into his fortune be- fore George loses his. This will put the two men on a more even footing. Now the loss of George's money becomes even more appar- ently a calamity. The story as it is framed gives the benefit of the factors to Agnes. This latter form will gain greater sympathy for George. It is a question of which character needs the advantage