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Night's Dream ,
Much Ado About Nothing , Twelfth
Night , Bridget Jones Diary , Music and
Lyrics , Sliding Doors , Four Weddings
and a Funeral , Mr Bean
Examples: A Midsummer
Tragedy
The protagonist is a villain who falls from grace and
whose death is a happy ending.
Examples: Breaking Bad , Macbeth , The
Supplication
The Trial
Deliverance
an unfortunate; a threatener; a
rescuer
o the unfortunate has caused a
conflict, and the threatener is to carry out
justice, but the rescuer saves the
unfortunate. Example: Ifigenia in
Tauride
Cristo
Obtaining
Misrables
Discord
Enmity of kin
enemy or a messenger
o the power falls from their place after
being defeated by the victorious enemy or
being informed of such a defeat by the
messenger. Example: Agamemnon
Kinsman
o The Malevolent Kinsman and the
Hated or a second Malevolent Kinsman
conspire together.
Rivalry of kin
Rivalry
o The Object of Rivalry chooses the
Preferred Kinsman over the Rejected
Kinsman.
Murderous adultery
figure)
o
o
a tyrant; a conspirator
the tyrant, a cruel power, is plotted
against by the conspirator. Example:
Saint Graal
Abduction
o
of
The enigma
o
o
Spouse
Revolt
Troy
(play)
Falling prey to cruelty/misfortune
o an unfortunate; a master or a
misfortune
o the unfortunate suffers from
misfortune and/or at the hands of the
master. Example: Job (biblical
a Malevolent Kinsman; a
Hated or a reciprocally-hating
Disaster
Madness
o
o
a Madman; a Victim
The Madman goes insane and
wrongs the Victim.
Fatal imprudence
o the Imprudent; a Victim or an Object
Lost
o The Imprudent, by neglect or
ignorance, loses the Object Lost or
wrongs the Victim.
Involuntary crimes of love
a Lover; a Beloved; a Revealer
The Revealer betrays the trust of
either the Lover or the Beloved.
Slaying of kin unrecognized
o the Slayer; an Unrecognized Victim
o The Slayer kills the Unrecognized
Victim.
Self-sacrifice for an ideal
o
o
a Hero ; an Ideal ; a
Hater
Ambition
o
o
a Mortal; an Immortal
The Mortal and the Immortal enter a
conflict.
Mistaken jealousy
o
o
Adultery
20 MASTER PLOTS
1. Quest
Coveted ; an Adversary
Remorse
Spectator; an Executioner
o The killing of the Kinsman Slain by
the Executioner is witnessed by the
Kinsman Spectator.
The hero searches for something, someone, or
somewhere. In reality, they may be searching for
themselves, with the outer journey mirrored internally.
They may be joined by a companion, who takes care of
minor detail and whose limitations contrast with the
hero's greater qualities.
2. Adventure
10. Temptation
3. Pursuit
In this plot, the focus is on chase, with one person
chasing another (and perhaps with multiple and
alternating chase). The pursued person may be often
cornered and somehow escape, so that the pursuit can
continue. Depending on the story, the pursued person
may be caught or may escape.
4. Rescue
In the rescue, somebody is captured, who must be
released by the hero or heroic party. A triangle may form
between the protagonist, the antagonist and the victim.
There may be a grand duel between the protagonist and
antagonist, after which the victim is freed.
5. Escape