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Exposition 1: Background
John Wilkes Booth was on the run after killing President Lincoln. He was a target and the people who helped him were also on the run. -
Exposition 2: Setting
Location: Washington D.C.
When (the year): 1865.
It takes place around April 9th and the 26th of April, but there were events that were earlier. -
Exposition 3: Characters
Abraham Lincoln: President of the United States at that time.
John Wilkes Booth: He was the assassin of President Lincoln.
Mary Surratt: She helps John Wilkes Booth with the plan of killing Lincoln.
David Herold: A man who was in the Sewage House disaster.
Lewis Powell: He helps John Wilkes Booth by trying to kill Lincoln.
George Atzerodt: He helps John Wilkes Booth with the killing of Lincoln. -
Rising Action: Conflict
John Wilkes Booth wanted to kidnap Lincoln to win the war for the south. He also tried to kill Lincoln but failed a few times. -
Rising Action #1
John Wilkes Booth wanted to kill the government, while Lincoln was sent death threats and poisoned fruits. -
Rising Action #2
John Wilkes Booth went to the theater to get his redemption on Lincoln. ( He didn't agree that Lincoln should be president). -
Rising Action #4
John Wilkes Booth tried to kill Lincoln's cabinet officers. He came up with a plan to kill these people but he failed. -
Rising Action #3
At the theater, John Wilkes Booth looked for Lincoln. He saw Lincoln and makes his move by shooting Lincoln. -
Rising Action #5
John Wilkes Booth had a plan for killing these people. He decided to kill Lincoln and avoid the police. -
Rising Action #6
Lewis Powell tried to kill the secretary of State Seward. This was William Seward. -
Rising Action #7
An issue of the National Police Gazette showed scenes of the attacks. ( They showed Lincoln getting shot and John Wilkes Booth jumping off the stage of the theater). -
Climax/ Turning Point
John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln and Lincoln dies in his death bed. -
Falling Action #1
David Herold was happy that he escaped the Sewage House Disaster. -
Falling Action #2
Stanton goes to the police to find the assassinators. -
Falling Action #3
John Wilkes Booth finds a place to hide from the police. -
Falling Action #4
John Wilkes Booth breaks his leg and worries if this could be the end of his life. -
Falling Action #5
George Atzerodt was arrested for helping Booth kill Lincoln or plan Lincoln's abduction. -
Resolution #2
They found one of Lincoln's killers and seized him. (The police killed him). -
Resolution #1
Lincoln's killers were trying to run away from the crime while the police were searching for them. -
Resolution #3
John Wilkes Booth was FINALLY killed for murdering Lincoln. (What a relief for Lincoln's family because they got justice and Lincoln was avenged).
