happy-ending

Japanese: happy-ending(英語表記)happyending
happy-ending

…It is a commonly used theatrical term, especially in tragedies, to refer to the end of a dramatic sequence of events or the fate of the protagonist reaching a decisive and catastrophic conclusion. In a comedy, the conflict is resolved in a happy finale, and the two terms form a pair, so to speak. Both have been discussed in connection with the climax as a matter of dramatic technique.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "happy-ending" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…演劇用語としてよく使われ,ことに悲劇において,事態の推移や主人公の運命が決定的な破局を迎えて結末にいたることをさす。喜劇の葛藤がほどけるめでたい大詰めには〈ハッピー・エンドhappy‐ending〉の語があり,いわば一対をなしている。いずれも劇技巧の問題としてクライマックスと結びつけて論じられてきた。…

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