Chapter five focused on the romantic subplot of the novel.
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Subplot
/ˈsʌb.plɒt/
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auxiliary plot
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1978, R.B. Lee & R. Misiorowski, Script Models: A Handbook for the Media Writer, Subplot, a story line enclosed within the principal story to provide relief from the main plot's tension, add character dimension, etc.
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Structurally, the two most variant scenes (outside of Scene ii) are Scenes 3 and 4 in which the compiler works out the variant subplot.
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In a sense, Superman's romance with Lois Lane was a subplot and [...]
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