Exposition: Theseus is living in Southern Greece, he lifts up the stone and retrieves the shoes and the sword which tells him he has the strength to go find his father.
Rising Action- The rising actions of this story are
-Theseus traveled to Athens to find his father, and along the way he killed many bandits, making him already beloved in the Athenian society.
-Madea attempted to poison Theseus because she did not want the fact that Augeus had a son to ruin his image.
-Theseus fell in love with Ariadne
Key conflict: He defeats the Minotaur, which had been a huge burden on the shoulders of the Athenian people. This took a large effort on Theseus' part, but he did it anyway for the good of the people.
Climax: He become the King of Athens once his father killed himself. Once he was king, he did many good things for the society and created a government for the people.
Falling Action:
-Theseus creates a new government of the people.
-He had a son named Hippolytus.
-Theseus' wife, Phaedra, fell in love with her step son and killed herself because of it.
-Theseus' son dies because he was banished by his father since he believed Hippolytus abused his wife.
Denouement: Theseus is killed by the king, his friend and host. The reason why he did so is unknown.
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