Hero’s Journey in Three Act Structure

I’ve was recently reading Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell, and he has a nice outline of The Hero’s Journey, or Mythic Structure in a Three Act format, which I paraphrase here:

1. Act I
   1. Introduction to hero and his world
   2. Disturbance that interrupts the hero’s routine and/or a “call to adventure”
   3. The hero may (typically) ignore the disturbance/call
   4. The hero is coerced/enters into conflict with the dark forces [1st Doorway]
2. Act II
   1. A mentor may appear to instruct/guide the hero
   2. Encounters with the dark forces/a lot of muddling about/develop readers rapport/sympathy
   3. Hero must confront a weakness or fear or other ultimate low dark moment within himself that he must overcome.
   4. A talisman, usually with supernatural power or significance, aids hero in battle
   5. Final setup for the climactic conflict [2nd Doorway]
3. Act III
   1. The climactic, final battle is fought in a total knockout, usually in defeat of the dark forces
   2. The hero returns to the mundane in his own usual world