{"product_id":"2940015621099","title":"The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations","description":"The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations is a descriptive list which was created by Georges Polti to categorize every dramatic situation that might occur in a story or performance. To do this Polti analyzed classical Greek texts, plus classical and contemporaneous French works. He also analyzed a handful of non-French authors. In his introduction, Polti claims to be continuing the work of Carlo Gozzi, who also identified 36 situations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gozzi maintained that there can be but thirty-six tragic situations. Schiller took great pains to find more, but he was unable to find even so many as Gozzi.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis list was published in a book of the same name, which contains extended explanations and examples. The original French-language book was written in the 19th century. An English translation was published in 1916 and continues to be reprinted to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe list is popularized as an aid for writers, but it is also used by dramatists, storytellers and many others. Other similar lists have since been made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach situation is stated below, then followed by the necessary elements for each situation and a brief description.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSupplication\u003cbr\u003ea Persecutor; a Suppliant; a Power in authority, whose decision is doubtful.\u003cbr\u003eThe Persecutor accuses the Suppliant of wrongdoing, and the Power makes a judgment against the Suppliant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeliverance\u003cbr\u003ean Unfortunate; a Threatener; a Rescuer\u003cbr\u003eThe Unfortunate has caused a conflict, and the Threatener is to carry out justice, but the Rescuer saves the Unfortunate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrime pursued by vengeance\u003cbr\u003ea Criminal; an Avenger\u003cbr\u003eThe Criminal commits a crime that will not see justice, so the Avenger seeks justice by punishing the Criminal.\u003cbr\u003eVengeance taken for kin upon kin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuilty Kinsman; an Avenging Kinsman; remembrance of the Victim, a relative of both\u003cbr\u003eTwo entities, the Guilty and the Avenging Kinsmen, are put into conflict over wrongdoing to the Victim, who is allied to both.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePursuit\u003cbr\u003ePunishment; a Fugitive\u003cbr\u003eThe Fugitive flees Punishment for a misunderstood conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisaster\u003cbr\u003ea Vanquished Power; a Victorious Enemy or a Messenger\u003cbr\u003eThe Power falls from their place after being defeated by the Victorious Enemy or being informed of such a defeat by the Messenger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFalling prey to cruelty\/misfortune\u003cbr\u003ean Unfortunate; a Master or a Misfortune\u003cbr\u003eThe Unfortunate suffers from Misfortune and\/or at the hands of the Master.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevolt\u003cbr\u003ea Tyrant; a Conspirator\u003cbr\u003eThe Tyrant, a cruel power, is plotted against by the Conspirator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaring enterprise\u003cbr\u003ea Bold Leader; an Object; an Adversary\u003cbr\u003eThe Bold Leader takes the Object from the Adversary by overpowering the Adversary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbduction\u003cbr\u003ean Abductor; the Abducted; a Guardian\u003cbr\u003eThe Abductor takes the Abducted from the Guardian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe enigma\u003cbr\u003ea Problem; an Interrogator; a Seeker\u003cbr\u003eThe Interrogator poses a Problem to the Seeker and gives a Seeker better ability to reach the Seeker's goals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObtaining\u003cbr\u003e(a Solicitor \u0026amp; an Adversary who is refusing) or (an Arbitrator \u0026amp; Opposing Parties)\u003cbr\u003eThe Solicitor is at odds with the Adversary who refuses to give the Solicitor what they Object in the possession of the Adversary, or an Arbitrator decides who gets the Object desired by Opposing Parties (the Solicitor and the Adversary).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnmity of kin\u003cbr\u003ea Malevolent Kinsman; a Hated or a reciprocally-hating Kinsman\u003cbr\u003eThe Malevolent Kinsman and the Hated or a second Malevolent Kinsman conspire together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRivalry of kin\u003cbr\u003ethe Preferred Kinsman; the Rejected Kinsman; the Object of Rivalry\u003cbr\u003eThe Object of Rivalry chooses the Preferred Kinsman over the Rejected Kinsman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMurderous adultery\u003cbr\u003etwo Adulterers; a Betrayed Spouse\u003cbr\u003eTwo Adulterers conspire to kill the Betrayed Spouse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadness\u003cbr\u003ea Madman; a Victim\u003cbr\u003eThe Madman goes insane and wrongs the Victim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFatal imprudence\u003cbr\u003ethe Imprudent; a Victim or an Object Lost\u003cbr\u003eThe Imprudent, by neglect or ignorance, loses the Object Lost or wrongs the Victim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInvoluntary crimes of love\u003cbr\u003ea Lover; a Beloved; a Revealer\u003cbr\u003eThe Revealer betrays the trust of either the Lover or the Beloved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included with detailed analysis in the book are the following: Slaying of kin unrecognized, Self-sacrifice for an ideal, Self-sacrifice for kin, All sacrificed for passion, Necessity of sacrificing loved ones, Rivalry of superior vs. inferior, Adultery, Crimes of love, Discovery of the dishonour of a loved one, Obstacles to love, An enemy loved, Ambition, Conflict with a god, Mistaken jealousy, Erroneous judgement, Remorse, Recovery of a lost one, and Loss of loved ones.","brand":"Balefire Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146342056176,"sku":"2940015621099","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015621099_p0.jpg?v=1763622593","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015621099","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}