The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations

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In 1895 French writer Georges Polti drew up a list of the 36 dramatic situation that might arise in a story or performance and the elements necessary for each:

1. Supplication (“a Persecutor, a Suppliant and a Power in authority, whose decision is doubtful”)
2. Deliverance (“an Unfortunate, a Threatener, a Rescuer”)
3. Crime Pursued by Vengeance (“an Avenger and a Criminal”)
4. Vengeance Taken for Kindred Upon Kindred (“Avenging Kinsman, Guilty Kinsman, Remembrance of the Victim, a Relative of Both”)
5. Pursuit (“Punishment and Fugitive”)
6. Disaster (“a Vanquished Power, a Victorious Enemy or a Messenger”)
7. Falling Prey to Cruelty or Misfortune (“an Unfortunate, a Master or a Misfortune”)
8. Revolt (“Tyrant and Conspirator”)
9. Daring Enterprise (“A Bold Leader, an Object, an Adversary”)
10. Abduction (“The Abductor, the Abducted; the Guardian”)

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