ABSTRACT
A screenplay is an intricately assembled body in which the plot (the skeleton) is far outweighed in interest and importance by the characters (the flesh). It can be compared to a symphony in which a variety of chords, tempos, and melodic lines are woven into a polyphonic ensemble, or a tapestry in which a number of monochromatic threads, of little aesthetic value in themselves, are interlaced to form a multicolored work of art, with all the richness that phrase implies.
