The plot includes the exposition, rising action, climax<span>, falling action and resolution and all those details in a story lead up to the end which ends up to learning about what the theme is 1 = exposition is the explanation of the idea or theory 2 = rising action is something that hooks the reader into the book and leads up to something big 3 = climax is the most intense and exciting part 4 = falling action is after the climax and it means when the conflict is resolved 5 = lastly the resolution is the action of solving the problem
How the plot plays out can affect it because the plot can directly affect the theme because if the plot is someone stealing something and he gets caught then a theme could be stealing gets you know where. Hope this Helps :)