Sequence 7: the Climax

The final battle - the climax - the big scene...

1. Reaction to the crisis
2. Action by the antagonist forcing a response from hero
3. Discovery or revelation
4. Highest stakes
5. Reader knows of increased threat
6. Thematic argument restated
7. The final battle
8. Battle starts badly for the hero
9. Hero learns of the increased threat
10. Hero fights back (act of self sacrifice)
11. Outcome of the battle