Outline for Casablanca

I.Setting
A.Casablanca, Morocco
B.1940s during World War II

II.Introduction
A.Rick Blaine
1.Owner of "Rick's Cafe Americain"
B.Ilsa Lund
1.Had an affair with Rick back in Paris
2.Married to Victor Laszlo
C.Ugarte
1.He has the letters of transit and gives them to Rick
2.Gets caught by the police and later dies
D.Victor Laszlo
1.Tried to meet and get to know Ugarte to obtain the letters of transit
2.Escaped from a Nazi Concentration Camp

III.Rising Action
A. Ilsa and her husband arrive at Rick's Cafe.
1.Ilsa recognizes and says hi to Sam and later asks him to play "As Time Goes By"
2.German police watch over them
B.Rick learns that Ilsa is married to Laszlo
1.Rick refuses to give them the letters of transit

IV.Climax
A.Rick encourages everyone at the Cafe to sing the French National Anthem in response to Germans singing theirs.
B.German officers force Rick to close down the cafe.
1.This was in response to them singing the French Anthem.
C.Ilsa attempts to get the letters of transit with a gun
D.Ilsa tells Rick he is in love with him still and explains why she left him.

V.Falling Action
A.Rick agrees on helping Ilsa but he says that he will only help her after Laszlo leaves
1.Laszlo later on comes to talk to Rick at the cafe
B.Laszlo tells Rick he knows about him and Ilsa and tries to persuade him for the letters to keep her safe.
1.Police arrest Laszlo

VI.Conclusion
A.Rick tells the police to wait until Laszlo has the letters of transit
1.Rick makes Ilsa and Laszlo go away telling her that it was the best.
B.Major Strasser arrives with German officers
1.Rick kills the leader
2.When more officers come, nobody tells on on Rick.
C.Police officer and Rick become friends.