To create a double reversal, take these steps. 1. Give both the hero and the main opponent a weakness and a need (the weaknesses and needs of the hero and the opponent do not have to be the same or even similar). 2. Make the opponent human. That means that he must be capable of learning and changing. 3. During or just after the battle, give the opponent as well as the hero a self-revelation. 4. Connect the two self-revelations. The hero should learn something from the opponent, and the opponent should learn something from the hero. 5. Your moral vision is the best of what both characters
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