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ACT I

Set Up Protagonist

Set up character's world #1

Characters: Protagonist

Establish the world that the character currently lives in,

which will be in contrast with the world he's going to.

Set up character's world #2

Characters: Protagonist

Symbol of character's old state of mind

Characters: Protagonist

What is a symbol of the character's previous state of mind,

his old ways. What is something he specifically does?

Introduce Catalyst
Characters: Catalyst

Foreshadow the possibility of the Catalyst, which is the

person or event that will change the character's world.

Set Up Antagonist

Set up antagonist
Characters: Anatagonist
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Set up Antagonist, if the Antagonist is different from the

Catalyst.

Moral Argument

Theme stated
Characters: Protagonist

What is the theme or central question of the story that the

emotional argument or B-story will try to resolve?

Inciting Incident
Characters: Protagonist

How does the Catalyst (person/event) change the character's

world in a way that makes it impossible for things to stay
the way they were?

Resistance to the new world #1

Characters: Protagonist

How does the character resist the change?

Resistance to the new world #2

Characters: Protagonist

Reason that compels character to go on journey and move

into Act II
Characters: Protagonist

What is the reason that the character eventually takes the

challenge?
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Some interaction with antagonist

Characters: Anatagonist

What are some interactions the character has with the

Antagonist?

END OF ACT I
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ACT II

The New World

Exploring the new world #1

Characters: Protagonist

Character explores his new reality, figuring out how things

work.

Antagonist is cooking something up #1

Characters: Anatagonist

Antagonist is doing something that we don't yet understand.

Exploring the new world #2

Characters: Protagonist

The character also enjoys his new world, finding new

possibilities.

Arguments

Argument Against #1
Characters: Protagonist

Argument Against #2
Characters: Protagonist

Argument For #1
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Characters: Protagonist

Argument For #2
Characters: Protagonist

New skill that the character learns #1

Characters: Protagonist

While exploring the new world, what new skill or quality does
the character learn or acquire that will ultimately be the
solution?

New skill that the character learns #2

Characters: Protagonist

Antagonist is cooking something up #2

Characters: Anatagonist

Midpoint/Highpoint: Character has the new world under

control
Characters: Protagonist

The High Point of Mid Point is where the character has

learned how to function in his new world. This can be
reversed so that the Mid Point is a Low Point. The Mid Point
should be an illusory equilibrium.

END OF ACT II
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MID POINT

Closing In

Bad guys close in #1

Characters: Anatagonist

In what way does the anatonist tear down the equilibrium of

the High Point and makes it impossible for the character to
rest there?

Deadlock

Argument Deadlock #1
Characters: Protagonist

Argument Deadlock #2
Characters: Protagonist

Bad guys close in #2

Characters: Anatagonist

Battling With Antagonist #1

Characters: Anatagonist

The character fights with the Antagonist, but is losing

because he's still unable to change his ways.

Battling with antagonist #2

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Characters: Anatagonist

Antagonist deals crippling blow

Characters: Anatagonist

After many interactions with the Antagonist, he deals a final

blow that knocks the wind out of the character.

Low Point
Characters: Protagonist

The main character wallows in his hopeless, seeing no way

forward.

Character still resisting changing his ways

Characters: Protagonist

In which way is the character still resisting changing his

ways? And in which way could personal change be a solution to
the Low Point?

A moral choice is made

Characters: Protagonist

Some new insight suddenly makes it completely clear how to

resolve the emotional argument.

New idea, fresh point of view.

Characters: Protagonist

A new idea provides a new practical way to break free.

Character moves into Act III

Characters: Protagonist
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What changes in the character enough that it now becomes

possible to beat the Antagonist? This is only a first hint,
the change isn't permanent yet.

END OF MID POINT

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ACT III

Culmination

Final battles
Characters: Protagonist

With his new-found possibilities and new moral conviction,

the character fights the final battles with the Antagonist.

Uses skill he has learned

Characters: Protagonist

Using the skill he learned earlier...

Symbol of new-found moral conviction

Characters: Protagonist

...and his new-found moral conviction...

Antagonist is dealt final blow

Characters: Anatagonist

...the character deals a final blow to the Antagonist.

Symbol of how the character has changed

Characters: Protagonist

We see the character do something differently than he did it

in the beginning of the story, which symbolizes his
transformation.
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