All 3 Uses of
denouement
in
The House of Mirth
- She followed in imagination the career of other beauties, pointing out to her daughter what might be achieved through such a gift, and dwelling on the awful warning of those who, in spite of it, had failed to get what they wanted: to Mrs. Bart, only stupidity could explain the lamentable denouement of some of her examples.†
Chpt 1.3
- "I don't think you would have cared for its DENOUEMENT," he said with sudden grimness.†
Chpt 2.2 *
- "DENOUEMENT——isn't that too big a word for such a small incident?†
Chpt 2.2
Definition:
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(denouement) the outcome of a complex sequence of events -- especially the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work