transferred. The conclusion of a play; also, a catastrophe, dénouement. Obsolete.

A comic underplot.

In a dramatic composition, an unexpected turn or development of the plot at the climax.

(under-, prefix1 affix 3a(b).)

A power, event, person, or thing that comes in the nick of time to solve a difficulty; providential interposition, esp. in a novel or play.

(a) an ending in a novel, play, etc., in which the plot achieves a happy resolution (esp. by marriage, continued good health, etc.), of a type…

Unravelling; spec. the final unravelling of the complications of a plot in a drama, novel, etc.; the catastrophe; transferred the final solution or…

The moment in a play, novel, opera, etc., in which a principal character experiences a sudden revelation or enlightenment through the recognition…

comic episodes of a play, etc., intended to offset the more serious parts; also in extended use.

Chiefly on the stage: Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb-show, while the main action proceeds.

the incongruity created when the tragic significance of a character's speech or actions is revealed to the audience or reader but unknown to the…

A subordinate plot by the side of the main one; a plot within a plot.

the incongruity created when the (tragic) significance of a character's speech or actions is revealed to the audience but unknown to the character…

a particularly significant part of the plot of a work of fiction, esp. a film or television drama.

The fact or practice of having or using cliffhanger endings. Hence: a state of excited suspense; the action of causing tension or suspense.

An underlying and often distinct theme in a conversation, piece of writing, etc. Also in later use: spec. the subjective reality drawn on by a…