Well-made Play Definition

noun

A play belonging to a 19th-century neoclassical theatrical genre involving a tight plot and a climax close to the end. The story depends upon a key piece of information kept from some characters, and moves forward in a chain of actions that use minor reversals of fortune to create suspense.

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Origin of Well-made Play

  • Calque of French WELL-MADE PLAY pièce bien faite.

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