Denouement and Fate

Denouement

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

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Fate and denouement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fate" instead a noun "Denouement".

Fate noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Usage example: the fate of the presidential election hinged on a few thousand votes in a single state

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Denouement and fate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Denouement" instead a noun "Fate".

Nearby Words: fated, fateful

actual	actual denouement	actual fate
entire	entire denouement	entire fate
real	real denouement	real fate
tragic	tragic denouement	tragic fate
Other adjectives: ultimate, final, apparent, inevitable, different.

From a storytelling point of view, the true climax of the novel was when Voldemort "killed" Harry in the forest (and sealed his own fate), everything after that was denouement, but Voldemort (and the readers, the first time through) did not know that.

Source: Literature / Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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