Dramatic Situation 23
About
All 36
1 Supplication
2 Deliverance
3 Vengeance of a crime
4 Vengeance taken for kindred upon kindred
5. Pursuit
6. Disaster
7. Falling prey to cruelty or misfortune
8. Revolt
9. Daring enterprise
10. Abduction
11. Enigma
12. Obtaining
13. Enmity of kinsmen
14. Rivalry of kinsmen
15. Murderous adultery
16. Madness
17. Fatal imprudence
18. Involuntary crimes of love
19. Slaying of a kinsman unrecognized
20. Self-sacrificing for an ideal
21. Self-sacrifice for kindred
22. All sacrificed for a passion
23. Necessity of sacrificing loved ones
24. Rivalry of superior and inferior
25. Adultery
26. Crimes of love
27. Discovery of the dishonor of a loved one
28. Obstacles to love
29. An enemy loved
30. Ambition
31. Conflict with a god
32. Mistaken jealousy
33. Erroneous judgment
34. Remorse
35. Recovery of a lost one
36. Loss of loved ones
NECESSITY OF SACRIFICING LOVED ONES
The Hero is forced to sacrifice the beloved victim, based on the necessity.
Exampless
• Necessity for sacrificing a daughter in the public interest.
• Duty of sacrificing a daughter in fulfilment of a vow to a god.
• Duty of sacrificing benefactors or loved ones to one's faith.
• Duty of sacrificing one's child, unknown to others, under the pressure of necessity.
• Duty of sacrificing, unknown to others, one's father, under the pressure of necessity.
• Duty of sacrificing, unknown to others, one's husband, under the pressure of necessity.
• Duty of sacrificing a son-in-law for the public good.
• Duty of sacrificing a son-in-law for the sake of reputation.
• Duty of contending with a brother-in-law for the public good.
• Duty of contending with a friend.
Elements
• The Hero • The Beloved Victim • The Necessity for the sacrifice