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Seven Basic Plots

Seven Basic Plots. Overcoming the Monster. Jack and the Beanstalk Dracula Independence Day Most episodes of Dr. Who. Rags-to-Riches. Cinderella The Horse and His Boy Matilda Superman Pretty Woman Jane Eyre. The Quest. Jason and the Golden Fleece The Odyssey

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Seven Basic Plots

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  1. Seven Basic Plots

  2. Overcoming the Monster Jack and the Beanstalk Dracula Independence Day Most episodes of Dr. Who

  3. Rags-to-Riches • Cinderella • The Horse and His Boy • Matilda • Superman • Pretty Woman • Jane Eyre

  4. The Quest • Jason and the Golden Fleece • The Odyssey • Lord of the Rings (Frodo’s quest) • Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone • The Wizard of Oz • Raiders of the Lost Ark • The Catcher in the Rye

  5. Voyage and Return • Alice in Wonderland • The Magician’s Nephew • Gulliver’s Travels • The Hobbit • The Time Machine • Gone with the Wind • The Inferno by Dante

  6. Comedy • Shakespeare’s comedies • Most TV sitcom episodes (‘My Family’; ‘Friends’) • Most romantic comedies • Most of Jane Austen’s works

  7. Tragedy • Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet • A Streetcar Named Desire • Bonnie and Clyde • The Picture of Dorian Gray • Of Mice and Men • The Diary of Anne Frank

  8. Rebirth • Sleeping Beauty • Shrek • Prince Caspian (Eustace) • Silas Marner • It’s a Wonderful Life

  9. Plot conventions help writers… • These are building blocks. They can be moved around and combined in various ways • Writers can put their own spin on a plot type, using a similar classic story as a guide. • Knowing why classic stories are still compelling will help writers produce more broadly appealing stories.

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