Troy Lambert
Show Protagonist Recovering from Dark Knight of Soul
Allow Them to Apply All They Have Learned along the Way
Give the Protagonist a Plan to Overcome the Antagonist’s Newly Showcased Strengths
Create a Gripping and Compelling Final Conflict
Resolving Open Conflicts
Throughout the Story, You have Created Conflicts and Storylines
Now is the Time to Resolve those Conflicts and Story Threads
Wrap Up the Subplot and Main Plot
Restate the Theme and Conclude the Character Arcs
Avoid the “Deus ex Machina” Climax
Three Parts of the Climax
The Climax of a Story has Three Parts
A Beginning, Middle and End
Essentially, the Climax is a Mini Three Act Structure
The Climax: Beginning
The Protagonist Rises from the Ashes of Their Dark Moment
The Ashes, for a Moment, Became Their Ordinary World
But the Protagonist Renews Their Determination to Win
The Climax: Middle
The Middle Consists of Rising Action – It Shows How They Renew Their Determination
The Protagonist Acts on Their Renewed Determination
The Protagonist Uses Their Renewed Strength to Move Toward Victory
The Climax: End
The Protagonist Wins – or at Least Wins for Now
The Ending Shows Character Growth
The Ending Leads to Plot Resolution
Addition
John Irving – A Prayer for John Meaning – Death on the Nile – Some Like It Hot – Black Panther
Example: Lion King
Simba Realizes He is Stronger than Before
As a Result, He Renews His Fight with Scar
He Gins the Upper Hand and Achieves Victory
Example: Hunger Games
Katniss Teams Up with Peeta to Defeat the Rest of the Tributes
President Snow Tries to Subvert Her Victory
Nevertheless, Katniss and Peeta Persist and Win
Addition
Classic Example: Lord of the Rings