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36 Dramatic Plots

From the FAQ of rec.games.frp.misc

This is condensed from Georges Polti's The 36 Dramatic Plots. Each short plot description starts with the title of the plot pattern. After a hyphen the main characters to be found in the plot are given, separated by commas.

Supplication — Persecutor, Suppliant, a Power in Authority

Deliverance — Unfortunates, Threatener, Rescuer

Revenge — Avenger, Criminal

Vengeance by Family upon Family — Avenging Kinsman, Guilty Kinsman, Relative

Pursuit — Fugitive from Punishment, Pursuer

Victim of Cruelty or Misfortune — Unfortunates, Master or Unlucky Person

Disaster — Vanquished Power, Victorious Power or Messenger

Revolt — Tyrant, Conspirator(s)

Daring Enterprise — Bold Leader, Goal, Adversary

Abduction — Abductor, Abducted, Guardian

Enigma — Interrogator, Seeker, Problem

Obtaining — Two or more Opposing Parties, Object, maybe an Arbitrator

Familial Hatred — Two Family Members who hate each other

Familial Rivalry — Preferred Kinsman, Rejected Kinsman, Object

Murderous Adultery — Two Adulterers, the Betrayed

Madness — Madman, Victim

Fatal Imprudence — Imprudent person, Victim or the object lost

Involuntary Crimes of Love — Lover, Beloved, Revealer

Kinsman Kills Unrecognized Kinsman — Killer, Unrecognized Victim, Revealer

Self Sacrifice for an Ideal — Hero, Ideal, Person or Thing Sacrificed

Self Sacrifice for Kindred — Hero, Kinsman, Person or Thing Sacrificed

All Sacrificed for Passion — Lover, Object of Passion, Person or Thing Sacrificed

Sacrifice of Loved Ones — Hero, Beloved Victim, Need for Sacrifice

Rivalry Between Superior and Inferior — Superior, Inferior, Object

Adultery — Deceived Spouse, Two Adulterers

Crimes of Love — Lover, Beloved, theme of Dissolution

Discovery of Dishonor of a Loved One — Discoverer, Guilty One

Obstacles to Love — Two Lovers, Obstacle

An Enemy Loved — Beloved Enemy, Lover, Hater

Ambition — An Ambitious Person, Coveted Thing, Adversary

Conflict with a God — Mortal, Immortal

Mistaken Jealousy — Jealous One, Object of Jealousy, Supposed Accomplice, Author of Mistake

Faulty Judgement — Mistaken One, Victim of Mistake, Author of Mistake, Guilty Person

Remorse — Culprit, Victim, Interrogator

Recovery of a Lost One — Seeker, One Found

Loss of Loved Ones — Kinsman Slain, Kinsman Witness, Executioner