Film Narratives

1. Supplication - a supplicant (sufferer) is persecuted and calls on a power for help.
2. Deliverance - an unfortunate person is threatened but a rescuer comes to their aid.
3. Crime pursued by vengeance - an avenger seeks to avenge the actions of a criminal.
4. Vengeance within a group or family upon their own kind.
5. Pursuit - someone is punished or threatened with punishment and becomes a fugitive.
6. Disaster - a power is defeated by a victorious enemy and overturned.
7. Falling prey to cruelty or misfortune.
8. Revolt against a tyrant.
9. Daring enterprise - a bold leader with an objective takes on an adversary.
10. Abduction
11. The Enigma - a question or problem needs to be solved.
12. Obtaining - two adversaries (e.g. solicitors) or an arbitrator and two opposing parties try to overcome each other.
13. Enmity of kinsman - involves a bad kinsman, or two kinsman who hate one another.
14. Rivalry of kinsman - an object (possibly a woman) is desired by both kinsman; only one can have it.
15. Murderous adultery - a betrayal of husband/wife and murderous consequence.
16. Madness
17. Fatal haste - a rash decision results in a great loss.
18. Involuntary crimes of love
19. Slaying of a kinsman
20. Self-sacrifice for an ideal - someone or something is sacrificed for an ideal.
21. Self-sacrifice for kindred - someone or something is sacrificed for kindred (e.g. family, tribe, group etc.)
22. All sacrificed for passion - someone or something is sacrificed for an object of passion.
23. Necessity of sacrificing loved ones - a hero is forced to sacrifice a loved one by necessity.
24. Rivalry of superior and inferior - superior and inferior rivals fight for an object.
25. Adultery
26. Crimes of love
27. Discovery of the dishonour of a loved one - a loved one has a guilty secret that is uncovered.
28. Obstacles to love - two lovers face an obstacle to their love.
29. An enemy loved - an enemy is loved by his/her opponent.
30. Ambition - a person covets something but has an adversary
31. Conflicts with a God
32. Mistaken jealousy - a person is jealous of someone's possession(s) but his jealousy is mistaken.
33. Erroneous judgement - a bad decision is made.
34. Remorse
35. Recovery of a lost one - someone seeks a lost person.
36. Loss of loved ones - a kinsman is killed.