HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

Introduces Frollo’s ambition and the dark, foreboding mood at the Paris tavern.

A gypsy prophesies the corrupting nature of unchecked ambition.

But take heed. This man consumed by ambition will weild his power against the lowly and outcast. They...

Frollo’s moral fall is shown when he kills a woman and then adopts the orphaned Quasimodo under the church’s care.

Frollo accidentally kills a woman, an act that irrevocably alters his path.

Frollo must decide whether to raise the foundling as his own under the Archdeacon’s watch.

Quasimodo, confined to the bell tower, resolves to join the outside world at the festival.

Introduces Esmeralda, whose kindness begins Quasimodo’s emotional journey.

Quasimodo experiences the excitement and acceptance of the festival.

Quasimodo’s hope peaks then crashes when he is publicly humiliated in the pillory.

Frollo’s influence and societal contempt intensify Quasimodo’s isolation.

Quasimodo feels utterly forsaken after the pillory incident.

He wrestles with despair and questions his worth.

A moment of clarity suggests he must rely on Esmeralda’s compassion to change his fate.

Quasimodo confronts his tormentors, driven by newfound courage and love.

Contrasts the initial darkness with Quasimodo’s hopeful resilience.