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Nothing new under the sun
Written by Mike Atherton
07 June 2005
Yeah sure, there may only be seven dramatic plots in the world, but don't let that limit you into retreading tired old formulae. Here's something that gives you 36 new ways to do the same. Well, not exactly new, since The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations was written in 1868, and like Alan Titchmarsh or a banking commercial might say, it's as true today as it's ever been.

The Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations

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