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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from suspendre | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from suspendre | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 : the state of being suspended : suspension | *1 : the state of being suspended : suspension | ||
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*3 : the state or character of being undecided or doubtful | *3 : the state or character of being undecided or doubtful | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Suspense''' is a [[feeling]] of uncertainty and [[anxiety]] about the outcome of certain [[actions]], most often referring to an [[audience]]'s [[perceptions]] in a [[dramatic]] [[work]]. Suspense is not exclusive to [[fiction]], though. Suspense may operate in any situation where there is a lead up to a big [[event]] or dramatic [[moment]], with tension being a primary [[emotion]] felt as part of the situation. In the kind of suspense described by film director [ | + | '''Suspense''' is a [[feeling]] of uncertainty and [[anxiety]] about the outcome of certain [[actions]], most often referring to an [[audience]]'s [[perceptions]] in a [[dramatic]] [[work]]. Suspense is not exclusive to [[fiction]], though. Suspense may operate in any situation where there is a lead up to a big [[event]] or dramatic [[moment]], with tension being a primary [[emotion]] felt as part of the situation. In the kind of suspense described by film director [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock], an [[audience]] [[experience]] suspense when they expect something bad to happen and have (or believe they have) a superior [[perspective]] on [[events]] in the drama's [[hierarchy]] of [[knowledge]], yet they are powerless to [[intervene]] to prevent it from happening. In broader definitions of suspense, this [[emotion]] arises when someone is aware of his lack of [[knowledge]] about the [[development]] of a meaningful [[event]]; thus, suspense is a combination of anticipation and uncertainty dealing with the obscurity of the [[future]]. In terms of [[narrative]] [[expectations]], it may be [[contrasted]] with [[mystery]] or [[curiosity]] and surprise.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspense] |
[[Category: Languages and Literature]] | [[Category: Languages and Literature]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:26, 13 December 2020
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from suspendre
- Date: 15th century
Definitions
- 1 : the state of being suspended : suspension
- 2 a : mental uncertainty : anxiety b : pleasant excitement as to a decision or outcome <a novel of suspense>
- 3 : the state or character of being undecided or doubtful
Description
Suspense is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. Suspense is not exclusive to fiction, though. Suspense may operate in any situation where there is a lead up to a big event or dramatic moment, with tension being a primary emotion felt as part of the situation. In the kind of suspense described by film director Alfred Hitchcock, an audience experience suspense when they expect something bad to happen and have (or believe they have) a superior perspective on events in the drama's hierarchy of knowledge, yet they are powerless to intervene to prevent it from happening. In broader definitions of suspense, this emotion arises when someone is aware of his lack of knowledge about the development of a meaningful event; thus, suspense is a combination of anticipation and uncertainty dealing with the obscurity of the future. In terms of narrative expectations, it may be contrasted with mystery or curiosity and surprise.[1]
