7 Plots

Question 1

Overcoming the Monster

Answer 1

Evil threatens the land. The hero/heroine sets out and destroys it.
(Epic of Gilgamesh, James Bond, Terminator, Jaws),

Question 2

Rags to riches

Answer 2

Dark forces suppress and ridicule the hero but eventually this deliverer breaks through the evil and blooms like a flower coming up from the ground.
(Cinderella, Aladdin, Harry Potter)

Question 3

The Quest

Answer 3

The hero/heroine learns of treasure or a love that is needed or wanted. And off they go to do battle on a quest. (The Odyssey, The Hobbit, Watership Down)

Question 4

Voyage and return

Answer 4

The protagonist goes on a journey far from home where they will encounter hardships and joys, and return far wiser and more mature.
(Alice in Wonderland, Lord of the Rings, Finding Nemo)

Question 5

Comedy

Answer 5

The hero and heroine are destined to get together but dark forces and misunderstandings prevent them from doing so. Eventually things are resolved and the couple are united. (Shakespeare’s comedies)

Question 6

Tragedy

Answer 6

In many ways this is the opposite side of Overcoming the monster. The main character is in fact the villain and as the story unfolds, the villain spirals down into darkness, which frees the land or themselves from the evil influence. (King Lear, Sweeney Todd, Goodfellas)

Question 7

Rebirth

Answer 7

A loser or a villain comes to their senses and is redeemed from death to life, (A Christmas Carol, Sleeping Beauty, Star Wars)