1. Achilles: Someone has a fatal flaw which leads to weakness and creates destruction. E.g. Superman.
Superman is a hero and saves lives however he his flaw is Krptonite which he cannot touch as it blocks his ability, it is also poisonous to him.
2. Candide: The indomitable hero who cannot be put down. E.g. James Bond, Indian Jones.
Bond is the hero who cannot be beat. In each film his character is unbeaten.
3. Cinderella: The dream comes true and there is a happy ending. E.g. Footloose.
At the ending of Footloose everything they wanted to happen did and the ban on dancing is broken. The main character also gets the girl and they fall in love.
4. Circe: The chase, we have innocent and the victim, good and bad. E.g. Iron Man.
5. Faust: Selling your soul to the devil may bring riches but
eventually your soul belongs to him. E.g. The Devil's Advocate.
6. Orpheus: Loss of something personal, the tragedy. It can also be following the loss of something, the retrieval. E.g. Taken.
7. Romeo + Juliet: The love story. A romance between two characters. E.g. Titanic.
8. Tristan and Iseult: Love Triangle. When a character loves another but is already spoken for or a third party becomes involved. E.g. Twilight, Bridget Jones' Diary.
Bridget Jones' Diary follows a woman who's eye catches two men, she also catches their eye and it becomes a tale of 'who will win the girl'.
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