# How Sequences Relate to Seven-act Structure

**URL:** <https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/how-sequences-relate-to-seven-act-structure/1067>\
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**Created:** [June 19, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/how-sequences-relate-to-seven-act-structure/1067 "2017-06-19T09:22:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![fly2spring](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/fly2spring/32/368_2.png) [@fly2spring](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/fly2spring)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/how-sequences-relate-to-seven-act-structure/1067/1 "2017-06-19T09:22:26Z")

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Three-Act Progressions:  
Six thematic Sequences Relate to three dynamic Acts.

Four-Act Progressions:  
Types directly with a structural kind of thematic Sequence.

And what about the seven-act?

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**Author:** ![jhull](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/jhull/32/3_2.png) [@jhull](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/jhull)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/how-sequences-relate-to-seven-act-structure/1067/2 "2017-06-19T15:10:05Z")

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There is no seven-act structure as far as Dramatica is concerned. You either look at the story in terms of Journeys (3 narrative movements) or in terms of Signposts (4 narrative movements). Both exist at the same time. It just depends on the kind of context you prefer.

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**Author:** ![fly2spring](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/discuss.dramatica.com/fly2spring/32/368_2.png) [@fly2spring](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/fly2spring)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/how-sequences-relate-to-seven-act-structure/1067/3 "2017-06-20T01:28:21Z")

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Thank you so much @jhull