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EXPOSITION 1 BACKROUND
John Wilkes Booth is an actor that is upset that the confederate army lost the war and wants to kill lincoln. -
EXPOSITION 2 SETTING
FORDS THEATRE AND WASHINGTON MARYLAND -
EXPOSITION 3 CHARACTERS
JOHN WILKES BOOTH
ABRAHAM LINCOLN -
RISING ACTION 1
BOOTH ASSEMBLES HIS PLAN -
RISING ACTION 2
BOOTH RECEIVES INFO THAT LINCOLN IS WATCHING THE AMERICAN COUSIN FRIDAY NIGHT. -
RISING ACTION 3
BOOTH ASSEMBLES MEN TO KILL SECRETARY OF STATE AND VICE PRESIDENT. BOOTH WOULD KILL LINCOLN BY HIMSELF AT THE THEATRE . -
RISING ACTION 4
BOOTH ENTERS THE FORDS THEATRE. HE HAS BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THIS MOMENT. -
CLIMAX
BOOTH SNEAKS BEHIND LINCOLN AND SHOOTS HIM IN THE HEAD. HE THEN IS CHASED BY AN AUDIENCE MEMBER ONTO THE STAGE AND TRIES TO RUN AWAY. -
FALLING ACTION 1
BOOTH IS CHASED DOWN A HALWAY AND BEATS THE MEMBER OUT A DOOR. BOOTH ESCAPES. -
FALLING ACTION 2
BOOTH HIDES AT A NEARBY FARM. THE FARM IS OWNED BY DR.MUDD. -
FALLING ACTION 2
SECTRETARY OF STATE SEWARD WAS ASSINATED BY POWELL. SEWARD WAS CUT IN THE THROAT BUT DIDNT DIE. -
FALLING ACTION 3
WORD IS SPREAD OF ASSASSINATIONS. AND HIGH PRICED REWARDS FOR FINDING BOOTH COME OUT TO PUBLIC. -
RESOLUTION 1
JOHN WILKES BOOTH WAS SHOT BY CORBETT. CORBETT WAS AN ARMY GENERAL. BOOTH DIED MINUTES LATER. -
RESOLUTION 2
LEWIS POWELL IS ARRESTED. HE IS SENTENCED TO BE IN JAIL FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
