Denouement

The denouement, or the final outcome of the story, comes after the climax has happened. It is the resolution to the plot in a complicated work of fiction. As in Hamlet, everyone dies. Or do they?

We “elected” Donald J. Trump to the office of the President in November 2016. Throughout most of election night, it appeared that Hillary Clinton was on the path toward becoming the country’s first female president. Then, starting around 9:00 P.M…