Structure of 'V for Vendetta'

Act I
Set Up

• set in 2020, United Kingdom, the distant future
• ruled by a totalitarian government under the fascist Norsefire party
• main character, Evey Hammond
• Evey saved by Guy Fawks masked vigilante known as 'V'
• V takes Evey to a rooftop to watch the destruction of Old Bailey
• V takes over state television, exposing the lies of  Norsefire and urging the people of Britain to rise up against the oppressive government
• Evey helps V escape

plot point 1

• V brings Evey to his lair and urges her to stay in hiding
• upon learning that V is killing government officials, Evey escapes to a friend's house
• Gordon, the friend, satirizes the government on his comedy channel and is later captured and killed
• Evey is supposedly captured as well
• Evey is tortured and incarcerated for days for information regarding V
• Evey protects the identity of V till her supposed 'death'
• it is revealed that Evey has been in the lair of V all along, and that V has used this method to rid Evey of her deepest fears, freeing her

Act II

Confrontation (turning point)

• Evey initially hates V for what he did to her, but she soon realizes how much stronger and free in spirit she is
• V's various schemes cause chaos in Britain and the population grows more hostile towards Norsefire
• V takes preparation for the destruction of Parliament by handing our Guy Fawkes masks and rigging a train full of explosives

plot point 2

• V is wounded in a battle with Creedy, a member of Norsefire, and dies in the arms of Evey
• Evey then makes the decision to send the train rigged with explosives on its way
• thousands of Londoners, all wearing the Guy Fawkes mask witness the destruction of Parliament and Big Ben
• V is given a viking funeral

Act III

Resolution