Chapter XIII: Introduction: Proposition (12)

+--Single Character-Interest +--Interpretation
| or Character-Interpretation | as an hypotheis
| +--Canons of
| Interpretation
+--Character|
| | +--Character-Contrast
| | | and Duplication
| +--Complex Character-Interest +--Character-Grouping
| | +--Dramatic Colouring
| +--Character-Development
| +--Incident and Situation
| +--Single Passion-Interest | +--Irony
| | +--Effect +--Nemesis
| | +--Dramatic
| | Foreshadowing
| | +--Scale of Passion-Tones
| +--Complex Passion-Interest +--Mixture of Tones
| | or Passion-Tone +--Tone-Play and
| | | Tone-Relief
| | +--Tone-Clash and
| | Tone-Storm
+--Passion| +--Poetic Justice: or Retribution as a
| | | form of Art-beaty
| | | Pathos: or [unretributive] Fate as a
| | | form of Art-beauty
| | |
Dramatic | +--Movement | +--Destiny
Criticism| [Motive | | rationalised
| Force] | | +--Objectively
| | | | in Irony
| | | +--Subjectively
| | | in Infatuation
| +--The Supernatural |
| +--Supernatural
| Agency
| +--Intensifying
| | human action
| +--Illuminating
| | human action
| +--The Oracular
| +--Supernatural
| Background
|
| +--Single Action +--General conception of Single
| | | Actions
| | +--Forms of Dramatic Action
| |
| | +--General conception of Complex
| | | Action
| | +--Analysis of Complex Action
| | | into Single Actions, with
| | | Canons of Analysis
| +--Complex Action |
| | | +--Contact
| | | and Linking
| | | +--Connection
| | | | +--Interweaving
| | +--Economy | +--Envelopment
| | +--Dependence
| | |
| | | +--Balance
+--Plot | +--Symmetry +--Parallelism
| and Contrast
|
| +--Simple Movement: the Line of Motion a
| | straight line
| +--Action-Movement or Complication and
| | Resolution: the Line of Motion a curve
| +--Passion Movement or Strain and
+--Movement | Reaction: the Line of Passion a
[Motive Form] | +--Regular Arch
| +--Inclined Plane
| +--Wave Line
|
| +--Similar Motion
+--Compound (or +--Contrary Motion
| Relative Movement) +--Convergent Motion
|
| +--Catastrophe:
+--Turning-points | or Focus of Movement
+--Centre of Plot
To which may be added +--Mechanical Construction [belonging to Art in
general]
+--Story as Raw Material [belonging to Literary
History]