Three-Act Structure Stagecoach

Act One: Exposition leads to turning point

Act Two: Complications lead to climaxA. Major turning pt. at halfway point

B. Struggle toward goal leads to climax

Act Three: Action leading to resolution

The Journey: Tonto Dry Fork Apache Wells Lee’s Ferry Lordsburg

Characters on the Stagecoach (One common goal: different motivations)

Dallas Ringo Kid Buck (driver) Hatfield (Southern gentleman gambler) Doc Boone Lucy Mallory (Southern wife of cavalry officer) Marshall Curly Samuel Peacock (whiskey drummer) Henry Gatewood (banker)

Lines of action (plotlines)

How is each plotline resolved? Are there any reversals?

1. Stagecoach journey2. Ringo’s quest for revenge