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The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.

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  1. n. The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.
  2. The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties. Dryden.
  3. The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation,the action is embroiled in new difficulties. Dryden.
  4. n. The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation, the action is embroiled in new difficulties.