Beginning and Denouement

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Beginning noun - The point at which something begins.

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Denouement is an antonym for beginning.

Nearby Words: begin, beginner

Denouement noun - The outcome of a complex sequence of events.

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Beginning is an antonym for denouement in end result topic.

full	full beginning	full denouement
long	long beginning	long denouement
logical	logical beginning	logical denouement
actual	actual beginning	actual denouement
Other adjectives: entire, real, successful, slow, final, different.

After this comes the denouement, where things calm down and an equilibrium similar to the state of affairs at the very beginning is restored.

Source: Three Act Structure
Brick Joke: The mangled hunter and piles of roadkill near the beginning are actually explained in the denouement, after so much horrifying stuff has happened that you probably forgot all about them.

Source: Literature / Apeshit

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