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Seven Basic Plots

Basic Plots: Overcoming the Monster

August 13, 2018June 8, 2018 / Staci Troilo / 33 Comments

Ciao, SEers. Today we’ll be discussing the last of the Seven Basic Plots as defined by Christopher Booker. If you’ve missed the others, you can find them here: Rebirth, Tragedy, Comedy, Voyage and Return, Quest, and Rags to Riches. Our final basic plot type is: Overcoming the Monster. When I began this series of posts, … Continue reading Basic Plots: Overcoming the Monster

Basic Plots: Rags to Riches

July 25, 2018June 8, 2018 / Staci Troilo / 38 Comments

Ciao, SEers. We’re up to our sixth of the Seven Basic Plots as defined by Christopher Booker. If you’ve missed the others, you can find them here: Rebirth, Tragedy, Comedy, Voyage and Return, and Quest. In today’s post, we’re going to talk about the basic plot type: Rags to Riches. The Rags to Riches plot … Continue reading Basic Plots: Rags to Riches

Basic Plots: Quest

July 2, 2018June 8, 2018 / Staci Troilo / 48 Comments

Ciao, SEers. Today we’re going to discuss our fifth of the Seven Basic Plots as defined by Christopher Booker. If you’ve missed the others, you can find them here: Rebirth, Tragedy, Comedy, and Voyage and Return. Today’s post covers the basic plot type: Quest. The Quest is a familiar plot type. It shows our hero … Continue reading Basic Plots: Quest

Basic Plots: Voyage and Return

June 13, 2018June 8, 2018 / Staci Troilo / 42 Comments

Ciao, SEers. I’m back again today with one of the Seven Basic Plots as defined by Christopher Booker. If you’ve missed the others, you can find them here: Rebirth, Tragedy, and Comedy. Today’s post covers the basic plot type Voyage and Return. This plot sees the protagonist go to a strange land and face adversity on his way … Continue reading Basic Plots: Voyage and Return

Basic Plots: Comedy

May 2, 2018June 8, 2018 / Staci Troilo / 59 Comments

Ciao, SEers. On March 21, I started a series of posts on the seven basic plot types, as defined by Christopher Booker. So far, we’ve covered Rebirth and Tragedy. Today, we’re going to talk about Comedy. Comedies aren’t necessarily laugh-out-loud humor pieces, although they can be. Essentially, these are works with happy or uplifting endings. … Continue reading Basic Plots: Comedy

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