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rives, wishes, or external or internal demands //Lots of actors can weep or laugh or become enraged on cue, but only the most gifted are able to express inner conflict. — Mark Olsen
: the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction //The conflict in the play is between the king and the archbishop. //You're simply conveying the core idea—the initial seed from that which the plot, characters, twists, turns, and ensuing conflict grows. — Ken Miyamoto