EXAMPLE. A GAME OF THRONES Chapter 38 in A Game of Thrones, Book 1 of the series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R Martin. POV=Tyrion Lannister. This is the 5th chapter from Tyrion’s POV. It’s at 50% of the story. So, spoilers.
SETUP. Tyrion Lannister, is a dwarf from a powerful and wealthy family. His sister is the Queen of Westeros and his brother is one of the best swordsmen in the Kingdom.
Tyrion was taken prisoner by Catelyn Stark, the matriarch of another powerful family. Catelyn’s husband Eddard Stark is the Hand of the King, a very high ranking official. Catelyn took Tyrion (and a bunch of his companions) to her sister’s castle The Eyrie in the Vale. Tyrion is in the dungeon when the chapter opens.
# Scene Summary Characters Setting Time Change Pleasing and Teasing
1 The gaoler taunts a Tyrion Sky cell in A few days Almost getting food to Teasing: is Tyrion going hungry Tyrion with Lannister, The Eyrie into Tyrion’s going hungry to die? food Mord the in the imprisonme gaoler Vale nt
2 Tyrion reflects on Tyrion Same as Immediately No plan –> Has a plan Teasing: What is his his situation and (alone) previous after plan???!! has an a-ha moment previous
2a Flashback of Lady Lysa, High Hall FLASHBACK Making threats to Pleasing: Satisfies encounter with Lady Lord Robert, of the Prior to taken to the readers curiosity about Lysa and Lord Knights of Eyrie imprisonme dungeon/sky cell how T ended up in the Robert that gets the Vale, nt in the Sky dungeon him throne in the Catelyn Cell dungeon Stark,
3 Tyrion asks Mord to Tyrion, Same as Immediately Cut off from Pleasing: We learn the convey a message Mord the scenes 1-2 after communication –> Has first step of the plan. Gaoler previous a messenger Teasing: What will be (scene 2) the response?
4 Tyrion is Tyrion, corridors Late the Cold –> warm Pleasing: Next step in transported to the Mord, Sir same night the plan High Hall of the Vardis Egen, as scene 3 Teasing: Eyrie and he gets a knight What’s he going to say? his cloak back
5 Tyrion requests a Everybody! High Hall Immediately Facing likely death –> Pleasing: We learn T’s trial by combat and Tyrion, Lady of the after Potential for winning plan. both sides choose Lysa, Eyrie previous his freedom champions Knights of Teasing: the Vale, Will Bronn win and earn the singer Tyrion his freedom or Marillion, lose and cost Tyrion his Bronn and life? Tyrion’s road Sir Vardis Egen seemed companions decent, will he be , Catelyn killed? Stark
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