This is a glorious example of a situation that never fails to strike a chord and that brings the most hardened heart to emotion. The hero can always count on the utmost sympathy.
Exampless
• Life sacrificed for that of a relative or loved one.
• Life sacrificed for the happiness of a relative or loved one.
• Ambition sacrificed for the happiness of a parent.
• Ambition sacrificed for the life of a parent.
• Love sacrificed for the sake of a parent's life.
• Love sacrificed for the happiness of one's child.
• Love sacrificed for the happiness of a loved one.
• Love sacrificed for the happiness of one's child, but the situation brought about by unjust laws.
• Life and honour sacrificed for the life of a parent or loved one.
• Modesty sacrificed for the life of a relative or a loved one.
Elements
• The Hero
• The Kinsman
• The Creditor or the Person or Thing Sacrificed