GRUKology continues its Deep Dive on Ruth series looking at Ruth 1:1-6.Four Act Structure (or prologue, epilogue, with 4 acts)Act 1: Prologue and Problem (Chapter 1)Scene 1: Prologue: Setting and ProblemScene 2: Emptiness CompoundedScene 3: Emptiness ExpressedAct 2: In the Fields of Bethlehem (Chapter 2)Scene 1: Ruth GleansScene 2: Ruth and Boaz MeetScene 3: Naomi Evaluates the MeetingAct 3: At the Threshing Floor (Chapter 3)Scene 1: Naomi’s planScene 2: Ruth carries it outScene 3: Naomi EvaluatesAct 4: Redemption and Epilogue (Chapter 4)Scene 1: Boaz actsScene 2: A Son is bornScene 2: Epilogue: The Descendants*Taken from various commentaries.