GLOSSARY OF TERMS:
Plot Situations
1. Supplication- a Persecutor; a Supplicant; a Power in authority, whose decision is doubtful.
2. Deliverance- an Unfortunate; a Threatener; a Rescuer
3. Crime pursued by vengeance- a Criminal; an Avenger
4. Vengeance taken for kin upon kin- Guilty Kinsman; an Avenging Kinsman; remembrance of the Victim, a relative of both
5. Pursuit- Punishment; a Fugitive
6. Disaster- a Vanquished Power; a Victorious Enemy or a Messenger
7. Falling prey to cruelty/misfortune- an Unfortunate; a Master or a Misfortune
8. Revolt- a Tyrant; a Conspirator
9. Daring enterprise- a Bold Leader; an Object; an Adversary
10. Abduction- an Abductor; the Abducted; a Guardian
11. The enigma- a Problem; an Interrogator; a Seeker
12. Obtaining- (a Solicitor & an Adversary who is refusing) or (an Arbitrator & Opposing Parties)
13. Enmity of kin- a Malevolent Kinsman; a Hated or a reciprocally-hating Kinsman
14. Rivalry of kin- the Preferred Kinsman; the Rejected Kinsman; the Object of Rivalry
15. Murderous adultery- two Adulterers; a Betrayed Spouse
16. Madness- a Madman; a Victim
17. Fatal imprudence- the Imprudent; a Victim or an Object Lost
18. Involuntary crimes of love- a Lover; a Beloved; a Revealer
19. Slaying of kin unrecognized- the Slayer; an Unrecognized Victim
20. Self-sacrifice for an ideal a Hero; an Ideal; a Creditor or a Person/Thing sacrificed
21. Self-sacrifice for kin- a Hero; a Kinsman; a Creditor or a Person/Thing sacrificed
22. All sacrificed for passion- a Lover; an Object of fatal Passion; the Person/Thing sacrificed
23. Necessity of sacrificing loved ones- a Hero; a Beloved Victim; the Necessity for the Sacrifice
24. Rivalry of superior vs. inferior- a Superior Rival; an Inferior Rival; the Object of Rivalry
25. Adultery- two Adulterers; a Deceived Spouse
26. Crimes of love- a Lover; the Beloved
27. Discovery of the dishonour of a loved one- a Discoverer; the Guilty One
28. Obstacles to love- two Lovers; an Obstacle
29. An enemy loved- a Lover; the Beloved Enemy; the Hater
30. Ambition- an Ambitious Person; a Thing Coveted; an Adversary
31. Conflict with a god- a Mortal; an Immortal
32. Mistaken jealousy- a Jealous One; an Object of whose Possession He is Jealous; a Supposed Accomplice; a Cause or an Author of the Mistake
33. Erroneous judgement- a Mistaken One; a Victim of the Mistake; a Cause or Author of the Mistake; the Guilty One
34. Remorse- a Culprit; a Victim or the Sin; an Interrogator
35. Recovery of a lost one- a Seeker; the One Found
36. Loss of loved ones- a Kinsman Slain; a Kinsman Spectator; an Executioner
Ideas/Themes
#1 QUEST - the plot involves the Protagonist's search for a person, place or thing, tangible or intangible (but must be quantifiable, so think of this as a noun; i.e., immortality).
#2 ADVENTURE - this plot involves the Protagonist going in search of their fortune, and since fortune is never found at home, the Protagonist goes to search for it somewhere over the rainbow.
#3 PURSUIT - this plot literally involves hide-and-seek, one person chasing another.
#4 RESCUE - this plot involves the Protagonist searching for someone or something, usually consisting of three main characters - the Protagonist, the Victim & the Antagonist.
#5 ESCAPE - plot involves a Protagonist confined against their will who wants to escape (does not include some one trying to escape their personal demons).
#6 REVENGE - retaliation by Protagonist or Antagonist against the other for real or imagined injury.
#7 THE RIDDLE - plot involves the Protagonist's search for clues to find the hidden meaning of something in question that is deliberately enigmatic or ambiguous.
#8 RIVALRY - plot involves Protagonist competing for same object or goal as another person (their rival).
#9 UNDERDOG - plot involves a Protagonist competing for an object or goal that is at a great disadvantage and is faced with overwhelming odds.
#10 TEMPTATION - plot involves a Protagonist that for one reason or another is induced or persuaded to do something that is unwise, wrong or immoral.
#11 METAMORPHOSIS - this plot involves the physical characteristics of the Protagonist actually changing from one form to another (reflecting their inner psychological identity).
#12 TRANSFORMATION - plot involves the process of change in the Protagonist as they journey through a stage of life that moves them from one significant character state to another.
#13 MATURATION - plot involves the Protagonist facing a problem that is part of growing up, and from dealing with it, emerging into a state of adulthood (going from innocence to experience).
#14 LOVE - plot involves the Protagonist overcoming the obstacles to love that keeps them from consummating (engaging in) true love.
#15 FORBIDDEN LOVE - plot involves Protagonist(s) overcoming obstacles created by social mores and taboos to consummate their relationship (and sometimes finding it at too high a price to live with).
#16 SACRIFICE - plot involves the Protagonist taking action(s) that is motivated by a higher purpose (concept) such as love, honor, charity or for the sake of humanity.
#17 DISCOVERY - plot that is the most character-centered of all, involves the Protagonist having to overcome an upheavel(s) in their life, and thereby discovering something important (and buried) within them a better understanding of life (i.e., better appreciation of their life, a clearer purpose in their life, etc.)
#18 WRETCHED EXCESS - plot involves a Protagonist who, either by choice or by accident, pushes the limits of acceptable behavior to the extreme and is forced to deal with the consequences (generally deals with the psychological decline of the character).
#19 ASCENSION - rags-to-riches plot deals with the rise (success) of Protagonist due to a dominating character trait that helps them to succeed.
#20 DECISION - riches-to-rags plot deals with the fall (destruction) of Protagonist due to dominating character trait that eventually destroys their success.
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