1) Supplication (humble request, prayer, etc.)
2) Deliverance
3) Crime pursued by vengeance
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) The enigma
12) Obtaining
13) Enmity of kinsmen
14) Rivalry of kinsman
15) Murderous adultery
16) Madness
17) Fatal imprudence
18) Involuntary crimes of love
19) Slaying of kinsman unrecognized
20) Self-sacrifice for an ideal, for kindred
21) Necessity of sacrificing loved ones
22) Rivalry of superior and inferior
23) Adultery or Crimes of love
24) Discovery of the dishonor of a loved one
25) Rivalry of superior and inferior
26) Discovery of the dishonor of a loved one
27) Obstacles to love
28) An enemy loved
29) Ambition
30) Conflict with a God
31) Mistaken jealousy
32) Erroneous judgment
33) Remorse
34) Recovery of a lost soul
35) Loss of loved ones
36) All sacrificed for passion
To review, a situation is the point at which the story or scene begins. It is the conflict or problem. Situation is not plot. It is an element of plot. Plot is the series of events in the story which have a cause and effect relationship. For instance:
Situation => A mother discovers her child has been abducted (Abduction).
Plot => Because her child has been abducted, the mother decides to not rely solely on the police and sets out to find her child herself.
The above plot description is a nutshell version. A complete plot will have a beginning, middle, and ending and will include obstacles. The mother may meet resistance from her family and friends, or even the police. She may not have the means to track down her child�s abductor. The plot will contain a resolution. Will she or will she not find her child?
Your exercise is to choose one of the above situations and outline a plot for a story. You may interpret these situations in any way you like. Write a scene where the situation begins. Use action and dialogue. As a further challenge, try stringing together two or more situations for your plot outline. As always, have fun with it!
