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 Problem

Scene 2: Emptiness Compounded

Scene 3: Emptiness Expressed

Act 2: In the Fields of Bethlehem (Chapter 2)

Scene 1: Ruth Gleans

Scene 2: Ruth and Boaz Meet

Scene 3: Naomi Evaluates the Meeting

Act 3: At the Threshing Floor (Chapter 3)

Scene 1: Naomi’s plan

Scene 2: Ruth carries it out

Scene 3: Naomi Evaluates

Act 4: Redemption and Epilogue (Chapter 4)

Scene 1: Boaz acts

Scene 2: A Son is born

Scene 2: Epilogue: The Descendants*

Taken from various commentaries.