Casablanca Outline

I. Setting
A. Casablanca, Morocco
1. WWII
2. During a time when Casablanca was the main hub to get out of occupied Europe

II. Main Characters
A. Rick Blaine
1. Owner of "Rick's Café Américain"
2. Witty
B. Ugarte
1. Person who originally "acquired" the letters of transit
2. While trying to hide the letters at Rick's Café he is cought by police
3. Rick obtains letters of transit from Ugarte
C. Ilsa Lund
1. Fell in love with Rick is Paris, left him there
2. Married to Laszlo
D. Victor Laszlo
1. Escaped concentration camps held by the Nazi's
2. Resistance leader
3. Trying to obtain letters of transit to escape Europe

III. Rising Action
A. Ilsa and Laszlo enters Rick's, find out Ilsa knows Rick somehow
1. Find out that Ilsa knows Rick by her knowing Sam
B. Laszlo looking for a way out of Casablanca, with Ilsa, with the letters of transit
1. Laszlo gets word that the person who has letters is Rick
C. Rick finds out Ilsa is married

IV. Climax
A. Laszo trys to bargain with Rick
1. Rick refuses telling him to "ask your wife"
B. Germans start to sing
1. Laszo and the rest of Rick's over power their song with a song of France
2. Because of this overpowering the Germans demand Rick's be closed
C. Ilsa tried to get letters from Rick
1. No matter the cost, even points a gun at Rick
2. Rick calls Ilsa's bluff and she does not shoot him
D. Flashback
1. Romance in Paris
2. Find out that she thought Laszlo was dead when they fell in love
3. When Rick and Ilsa were going to leave Paris, Ilsa got a note stating Laszo was alive and left Rick alone at the train

V. Falling Action
A. Rick states that he and Ilsa never have to be separated again and will help Laszlo escape
B. Laszo comes to talk to Rick after running from the police
1. States he knows about him and Ilsa
2. Attempts to persuade Rick to give him the letters as to help Ilsa be safe
C. Rick asks police to arrest Laszlo
1. Rick tells the police officer to make the arrest when Laszlo has the letters so that the charge would be more "heavy"

VI. Conclusion
A. The police officer attempts to arrest Laszlo as planed
1. Rick stops the officer and threatens to shoot
2. Rick uses the officer to make the letters look even more "real"
B. Rick says Goodbye to Ilsa
1. Ilsa does not want to, but eventually Rick convinces her its the best thing to do
C. German officer arrives
1. Attempts to call for backup
2. Rick Shoots the German officer
D. Rick becomes friends with the police officer and they walk out into the foggy distance