# The Fourth Modality & Scene Construction

**URL:** <https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/the-fourth-modality-scene-construction/1397>\
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**Created:** [December 29, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/the-fourth-modality-scene-construction/1397 "2017-12-29T01:44:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![okcthunderx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@okcthunderx](https://discuss.dramatica.com/u/okcthunderx)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://discuss.dramatica.com/t/the-fourth-modality-scene-construction/1397/1 "2017-12-29T01:44:08Z")

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Regarding the Fourth Modality, how does PASS relate to Proactive, Reactive, Passive, and Defensive? I’ve been reading quite a few Narrative First articles today, and I noticed there’s a difference in terminology between [Writing A Perfectly Structured Scene With Dramatica](https://narrativefirst.com/articles/writing-a-perfectly-structured-scene-with-dramatica) and [The Narrative Code Behind Scene Construction](https://narrativefirst.com/blog/2016/09/the-narrative-code-behind-scene-construction). Would someone mind explaining how these relate?

Also, when exploring “Scenes”, I’m a bit confused on what is meant by a Scene. Does a Scene include ONE Element and its Four underlying Events, or does a Scene include the relationships between a Quad of Elements and the underlying Events of each respective Element?

I’ve had a lot of questions recently, and I really appreciate the help!