| 单词 | a mess of plottage |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa mess of plottage 2. The plotting of a play, film, etc. Only in a mess of plottage: a convoluted or poorly constructed dramatic plot; a play with such a plot. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > other types of play king play1469 king game1504 historya1509 chronicle history1600 monology1608 horseplaya1627 piscatory1631 stock play1708 petite pièce1712 mimic1724 ballad opera1730 ballad farce1735 benefit-play1740 potboiler1783 monodrama1793 extravaganza1797 theo-drama1801 monodrame1803 proverb1803 stock piece1804 bespeak1807 ticket-night1812 dramaticle1813 monopolylogue1819 pièce d'occasion1830 interlude1831 mimea1834 costume piece1834 mummers' play1849 history play1850 gag-piece1860 music drama1874 well-made1881 playlet1884 two-decker1884 slum1885 kinderspiel1886 thrill1886 knockabout1887 two-hander1888 front-piece1889 thriller1889 shadow-play1890 mime play1894 problem play1894 one-acter1895 sex play1899 chronicle drama1902 thesis-play1902 star vehicle1904 folk-play1905 radio play1908 tab1915 spy play1919 one-act1920 pièce à thèse1923 dance-drama1924 a mess of plottage1926 turkey1927 weepie1928 musical1930 cliffhanger1931 mime drama1931 triangle drama1931 weeper1934 spine-chiller1940 starrer1941 scorcher1942 teleplay1947 straw-hatter1949 pièce noire1951 pièce rose1951 tab show1951 conversation piece1952 psychodrama1956 whydunit1968 mystery play1975 State of the Nation1980 1926 B. Matthews Rip Van Winkle goes to Play iii. 60 He was a born playwright; he had many gifts; but he threw away his birthright for a mess of plottage. 1958 Spectator 22 Aug. 249/3 The London Studio cast manage to make the whole mess of plottage taste mouldier even than it is. 1996 Time Out 31 July 130/3 It's left to Troughton's powerful portrayal of a credulous Norfolk squire..to drive the play through the great mess of plottage. < as lemmas |
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