The King’s Speech
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The true story of how King George VI overcame his humiliating stammer to rally the English people in the dark days of World War II.
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Hi DPG I agree, the name mention in this instance is important.
I think however that the inciting incident is important in this case as it did come as a surprise to the MC and essentially “shook” his world.
I.e:
After his brother abdicated, king George VI must over come his stutter to deliver the most important speech in British history on the outbreak of WW2.
You make a good point, Nir Shelter. ?But the thing of it is, the abdication doesn’t happen until almost 2/3 of the way through the scripted story. ?(Although, it is well-foreshadowed.) ?So how does that qualify as the inciting incident?
It’s seems to me that if the abdication is an inciting incident, it does indeed “shake up his world”, in that it sets up the supreme crisis, when Bertie is ?forced to confront his stammer head on. He’s been wrestling with it for years, now he must rise to the occasion, to the supreme crisis in his life and in the history of Great Britain with ?a radio address. ?He will either succeed or suffer humiliation and failure before an worldwide audience of millions.
But ?technically, it’s not the inciting incident for his struggle to overcome his stammer. ?The scripted story begins in media res in terms of ?his personal problem. ?He’s been struggling to overcome his stammer all his life. The inciting incident occurs when Bertie’s wife, Princess Elizabeth, solicits the help of Lionel Logue, a speech therapist. to do what no one else has been able to do. ?
Your?version puts the spotlight (and rightly so!) on the stakes, what gives the story its historical and dramatic import. ?He must achieve a personal victory in order to to rally the English people to ?national victory over?Nazi Germany.