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Content: Middle
The middle of the play usually is normally composed of a 
series of complications. A COMPLICATION is any new element which serves to alter the direction 
of the action. It may be new information, opposition to a plan, the arrival of a new character 
or idea, etc. Complications narrow the possibilities of action and create suspense. The 
substance of most complications is discovery. A DISCOVERY is an occurrence of sufficient 
importance to alter the direction of the action. Discoveries may involve: objects(a wife discovers a sales slip for jewelry in 
her husband’s coat pocket that he has not given to her. persons(a young man discovers that his brother is 
dating the same girl he is). facts(a young man about to leave home for college 
discovers that his mother has cancer).