Plot
Archetypes
Plot archetypes:
Overcoming the Monster (D. blue)
The protagonist sets out to defeat an antagonistic force (often evil),
which threatens the protagonist and/or protagonist's homeland.
5 Stages of Overcoming the Monster
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Rags to Riches: (Green)
The poor protagonist acquires things such as power, wealth, and a
mate, before losing it all and gaining it back upon growing as a
person.
Rags to Riches:
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The Quest (pink)
The protagonist and some companions set out to acquire an important object or to
get to a location, facing many obstacles and temptations along the way.
The Quest
Put the stages in order!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Voyage and Return (orange)
Voyage and Return: 5 stages
Rebirth (yellow)
Rebirth
Tragedy (purple)
The protagonist is a villain who falls from grace and whose
death is a happy ending.
Tragedy: 3 Stages
Comedy (Light Blue)
Comedy
Why do I need to know about these?
Reading Standard 7: Analyze how modern texts draw on
similar themes, patterns of events, or character types from
myths, traditional stories, or religious works; describe how
it is rendered new.
Stories follow these patterns!