| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Exposition | The King of Athens was angry at King Minos so he said that he would sacrifice seven boys and seven girls to be eaten by the Minotaur (a monster that was half man-half bull that lives in a labyrinth) every nine years ,if he stopped attacking the Athenians. |
| Rising Action 1 | The King of Athens' son, Theseus, said that he would go as the seventh boy to the Minotaur and he would kill it. |
| Rising Action 2 | King Minos' daughter, Ariadne, gave Theseus a sword to kill the Minotaur, and a ball of string to find his way out of the labyrinth. In return Theseus brought the vain Princess Ariadne back with them to be admired. |
| Rising Action 3 | Theseus and the other Athenian youth and went into the labyrinth. Theseus tied the string to the gate of the labyrinth and found his way to the Minotaur. |
| Climax | After a long battle with the Minotaur, Theseus finally killed it. |
| Falling Action | Theseus followed the string back to the gate where Ariadne opened it. They got on their boat and sailed away. |
| Resolution | Theseus, Ariadne, and the other Athenian youth stopped on the island, Naxos, to get supplies. Ariadne fell asleep on the island and all the people on Naxos watched her. Theseus and the other Athenian youth sailed away while the people on Naxos adored Ariadne while she was sleeping. |
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