Exposition
Chapter 1 – The Ghost's Lament
Chapter 2 – Condolences From the Ferryman
Rising Action
Chapter 3 – The Boogeyman Comes to Town
Chapter 4 – Fortifying the Den and Help From Friends
Chapter 5 – The Criminologist Appears
Climax
Chapter 6 – Painful Truths and Bitter Tears From The Devil's Cousin
Chapter 7 – Wild Animals Never Kill For Sport
Falling Action
Chapter 8 – The Play's the Thing
Chapter 9 – The Hunters Walk Into the Wolves' Den
Denouement
Chapter 10 – The Surviving Hunter's Trial
Chapter 11 – Vengeance From The Grave and Memories of a Mother's Love
Chapter 12 – New Beginnings and Time to Heal
Explanation of terms: In Classical theatrical structure a play, or similar work of fiction, is divided into five acts. First is the exposition, in which the setting and initial characters are introduced along with the story's basic stakes. Next is the rising action, wherein the stakes are steadily raised and the hero/heroine/heroes are put under increasing pressure, if it's a comedy, in the Classical sense that is. In a tragedy things seem to start going the hero's way, up until they don't. For when the gods choose to destroy a man, they first make him happy.
Third is the climax, the highest point of tension for a comedy, or the lowest point for a tragedy. Fourth is the falling action, whereas the climax is the peak or summit this the climb back downward. In a comedy this is where the hero ultimately triumphs over adversity, and in a tragedy this is where the hero meets his destruction or corruption. Last but not least is the denouement, the aftermath of our hero's struggle, where many, if not all loose ends are tied up.
