The seven basic plots is a story structure theory developed by Christopher Booker, outlining seven plot archetypes that all stories fall under.
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1. Overcoming the Monster: a character who sets out to defeat an antagonistic force, usually an evil one, which is threatening themselves or their homeland
Examples: Dracula, Star Wars, James Bond
2. Rebirth: a story of renewal where one event causes a character to change and become a better person
Examples: A Christmas Carol, Beauty and the Beast, The Secret Garden, Groundhog Day
3. Quest: the character or group of characters set out to retrieve something of importance or get something of importance, facing obstacles along the way
Examples: Lord of the Rings, The Odyssey, Watership Down, The Lightning Thief
4. Voyage & Return: a character ventures off to somewhere unfamiliar, and after facing obstacles, they return having changed and grown as a person
Examples: The Hobbit, Orpheus, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind
5. Rags to Riches: a character from humble beginnings acquires something of great importance (wealth, power, love, etc.), loses that thing and gains it all back in the end
Examples: Cinderella, Aladdin, Jane Eyre, Great Expectations
6. Tragedy: the protagonist's fundamental flaw or great mistake leads to their undoing; the fall of a fundamentally good character
Examples: Macbeth, Bonnie and Clyde, Anna Karenina, The Picture of Dorian Gray
7. Comedy: a lighter type of character gets a cheerful ending; a character triumphing over enforced circumstances resulting in happiness and success at the end
Examples: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bridget Jones's Diary, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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