Exit Abbott, pursued by a bear

By Jack Waterford
Updated April 23 2018 - 9:26pm, first published February 27 2015 - 7:02pm

In all of the best plays, the fifth act is not so much about tidying up loose ends as to underline and explain how richly the protagonist has deserved a fate that has, by the end of Act 4 become almost inevitable. Act 5 is not about the why or how, though both may be incidental. It's about showing that it's all about character, temperament and judgment, but also about offending the gods, karma, kismet and chickens coming home to roost.

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