Unfounded Jealousy: Georg Polti Plots or Storylines - The 36 Dramatic or Tragic Situations
Abstract
Many variations can be introduced and are generally accepted by the audience though improbable. Almost all treat of jealousy by the man, whereas the woman is just as likely to be jealous—a rival suitor might seek deliberately to make her so. If you have been intending to start that novel or screenplay but felt short of ideas, here is the Wise Women’s synopsis of plot to give you a few ideas. May the Goddess inspire you. Saviour Shirlie.
Reproduction has its own necessities, the main one being to find a suitable mate—one which prefers you above other competing members of the species. This is sexual selection.
Many variations can be introduced and are generally accepted by the audience though improbable. Almost all treat of jealousy by the man, whereas the woman is just as likely to be jealous—a rival suitor might seek deliberately to make her so. Besides pride, self-interest, love, spite and rivalry, many other motives present themselves for the traitor or traitress. The outcome is usually a murder, a suicide or a divorce, but may be varied, made more subtle or forceful via instrumental characters. Similarly the intrigues whereby the jealousy is kindled.
The cause or author is either…
not personified;
personified in a traitor;
is the true rival of the jealous one.
Elements
A jealous one
An object of whose possession he is jealous
A supposed accomplice
A cause or author of the mistake
Themes
The cause or author of the unfounded jealousy
…is not specified or personified.
…is only in the suspicious mind of the jealous one The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare
…a fatal chance
…malicious rumours
Unfounded jealousy caused by a traitor who is motivated by
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…hatred Othello and Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare
…self-interest Cymbeline, Shakespeare
…jealousy and self-interest
Unfounded jealousy suggested by a rival of the jealous one to
An anonymous book, Dives and Pauper (Rich Man and Beggar Man), written about 1400 is a series of discussions in which the wise beggar educates the dim Hooray Henry. It is a parody of superstitions of the time and is concerned largely with astrology, more popular then than it even is today. In it, Dives says: “It is a common opinion among the Gentiles (Pagans) and others that all the year followeth the disposition of the twelve days in Christmas, so that the first month shall be such in weathering, as the first day of the twelve days is, the second month as the second day is, and so forth, all following.” Pauper replies that it is “false and open folly”, but what is interesting is that it is a memory of the ancient Persian and Babylonian New Year festival of 2000 years earlier when each day was considered to stand for a longer period of time, reflecting the forthcoming year, but also the whole epoch of historical time.
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