Comment by mycall

In the late 19th century, Georges Polti claimed that all human drama can be boiled down to exactly 36 situations [0]. These are much more granular and include things like:

Slaying of a kinsman unrecognized.

Disaster.

Falling prey to cruelty or misfortune.

The Enigma (solving a mystery).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirty-Six_Dramatic_Situat...