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Definition of subplot in English: subplotnoun ˈsʌbplɒtˈsəbˌplɑt A subordinate plot in a play, novel, or similar work. Example sentencesExamples - The fault perhaps resides primarily in the excess of plots and subplots, themes of first and secondary importance.
- He allows the audience to get comfortable in his subplots and controlling plot; we are on the inside of many of the jokes, all of them, in fact, except for one.
- Sometimes they have an overarching storyline as a subplot, but they don't rely on it solely.
- It's as if this started out as a significant aspect of the main storyline, then was shoehorned into a minor subplot.
- What are we to make of the riotous subplots which tend to crowd out the ‘main’ line of action?
- Are all loose ends, storylines and subplots seamlessly tied up in the conclusion?
- This episode is similar to the Portuguese subplot in The Spanish Tragedy.
- Aristotle would not approve of all the subplots that occur within this play.
- The subplot of Indian and Chinese interracial relationship was in the mix from the very outset.
- Location of the subplots relative to each other was variable within each plot, but the subplots did not overlap.
- However, the film might have benefited from a subplot exploring the back-stories of some of the other refugees.
- Too many scenes let the characters shine without moving the plot forward, and a romantic subplot near the end goes nowhere.
- In the case of taking a novel to the screen this results in scenes and subplots that may be nice enough on their own but add nothing to the film as a whole.
- Throughout the narrative dance, subplots are created by various characters.
- His storylines have a clear sweep and are less concerned with the byways and subplots that characterise 19th century novels.
- Come up with backstory and subplots, something to give the events of the poem more depth and thus more weight with the viewer.
- I stayed on the sidelines, amused at the sheer number of plots and subplots which one match could throw up.
- Thackeray evidently thought that this was too good a subplot to be used only once in English fiction.
- Like a technothriller it has many characters, and takes a good deal of time to set up all of its various plots and subplots.
- There are more plots and subplots than you could shake a stick at, few of which make any sense at all.
Definition of subplot in US English: subplotnounˈsəbˌplätˈsəbˌplɑt A subordinate plot in a play, novel, or similar work. Example sentencesExamples - Too many scenes let the characters shine without moving the plot forward, and a romantic subplot near the end goes nowhere.
- Throughout the narrative dance, subplots are created by various characters.
- However, the film might have benefited from a subplot exploring the back-stories of some of the other refugees.
- Location of the subplots relative to each other was variable within each plot, but the subplots did not overlap.
- Thackeray evidently thought that this was too good a subplot to be used only once in English fiction.
- There are more plots and subplots than you could shake a stick at, few of which make any sense at all.
- The subplot of Indian and Chinese interracial relationship was in the mix from the very outset.
- This episode is similar to the Portuguese subplot in The Spanish Tragedy.
- In the case of taking a novel to the screen this results in scenes and subplots that may be nice enough on their own but add nothing to the film as a whole.
- The fault perhaps resides primarily in the excess of plots and subplots, themes of first and secondary importance.
- It's as if this started out as a significant aspect of the main storyline, then was shoehorned into a minor subplot.
- Like a technothriller it has many characters, and takes a good deal of time to set up all of its various plots and subplots.
- He allows the audience to get comfortable in his subplots and controlling plot; we are on the inside of many of the jokes, all of them, in fact, except for one.
- What are we to make of the riotous subplots which tend to crowd out the ‘main’ line of action?
- Are all loose ends, storylines and subplots seamlessly tied up in the conclusion?
- His storylines have a clear sweep and are less concerned with the byways and subplots that characterise 19th century novels.
- Aristotle would not approve of all the subplots that occur within this play.
- Sometimes they have an overarching storyline as a subplot, but they don't rely on it solely.
- Come up with backstory and subplots, something to give the events of the poem more depth and thus more weight with the viewer.
- I stayed on the sidelines, amused at the sheer number of plots and subplots which one match could throw up.
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