http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Laconic/DramaticShattering Following Laconic / Dramatic Shattering Go To × Edit Locked Main Laconic Quotes PlayingWith VideoExamples Create New - Create New - Analysis Awesome Characters FanWorks FanficRecs Fridge Funny Haiku Headscratchers Heartwarming ImageLinks NightmareFuel Recap ReferencedBy Shocking TearJerker Timeline Trivia WMG YMMV A Sub-Trope of Rule of Drama. Breaking something for dramatic effect, or the breaking of something emphasizes drama. Previous Index Next Dramatic Red Samurai Background « Laconic » Dramatic Sit-Down