epilogues

Well "-- which are not described as epilogues, and should, perhaps, rather be viewed as" tags "-- are spoken by Puck and the King.

A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Dutton Cook 1856

So why do so many authors conclude with epilogues?

Happily Ever After « Write Anything 2009

While I 'm not giving up on Ms. Cho by any means — anyone who can write a play as soundly made as "The Language Archive" has got real talent — I' d like to see her renounce the promiscuous use of coincidence in constructing plots, eschew epilogues in which we are told what happens to the characters after the play is over, and permanently forswear whimsy of all kinds.

Too Cute for Words Terry Teachout 2010

It is why we like epilogues at the end of our books and movies.

Michele Willens: Face It: The Prom Queen Then.... Michele Willens 2011

Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan both end of notes of relative 'hope', but the narratives sandwiched between their prologues and epilogues are tales of war, genocide, and inherent human immorality.

Scott Mendelson: On the Inherent Darkness and Pessimism of Steven Spielberg... Scott Mendelson 2012

But the longer I write stories — and more importantly, read them — the more epilogues annoy me.

Happily Ever After « Write Anything 2009

Of course, there are exceptions — epilogues that do conclude the action of the story — but most of the epilogues I read these days are nothing more than a biography of the dramatis personae.

Happily Ever After « Write Anything 2009

Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan both end of notes of relative 'hope', but the narratives sandwiched between their prologues and epilogues are tales of war, genocide, and inherent human immorality.

Scott Mendelson: On the Inherent Darkness and Pessimism of Steven Spielberg... Scott Mendelson 2012

And frankly that sums up the problem with unnecessary epilogues.

Happily Ever After « Write Anything 2009

Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan both end of notes of relative 'hope', but the narratives sandwiched between their prologues and epilogues are tales of war, genocide, and inherent human immorality.

Scott Mendelson: On the Inherent Darkness and Pessimism of Steven Spielberg... Scott Mendelson 2012