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Dramatic Situation #21: Self-Sacrifice

3/31/2015

 

from georges polti's
36 Dramatic Situations:

SELF-SACRIFICE FOR FAMILY OR FRIENDS
Write a dialogue in which one character sacrifices themselves for family or friend(s). The context and relationships of the situation are entirely up to you.
Variations on this theme, according to Polti, include the following (paraphrased)
  • life sacrificed for relative/loved one
  • life sacrificed for happiness of relative/loved one
  • ambition/goals sacrificed for happiness/life of parent or child
  • self-sacrifice due to unjust laws
  • self-sacrifice for the honor of a loved one.
These are just extensions of the overall situation to help get you thinking.
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This journal should be at least
ONE PAGE, FRONT AND BACK, using script format: character names only, no dialogue tags, etc.

You may include a brief paragraph explaining the circumstances at the beginning.

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