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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from suspendre
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 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 [http://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.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspense]
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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from suspendre
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 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 [http://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.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspense]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]