Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney)

Inciting Event: Frollo tells Quasimodo he can’t leave the cathedral.

First Plot Point: Quasimodo is crowned King of Fools.

First Pinch Point: Frollo traps Esmerelda in the cathedral.

Midpoint: Quasimodo helps Esmeralda escape the cathedral.

Second Pinch Point: Frollo sets Paris on fire and shoots Phoebus.

Third Plot Point: Frollo announces he knows the gypsies’ hideout and will destroy them.

Climax: Frollo burns Esmeralda at the stake.

Climactic Moment: Frollo falls to his death.

Resolution: Quasimodo blesses Esmeralda and Phoebus’s union, and the city welcomes Quasimodo.

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