Exploring Conflict Plot Conflict Conflict the dramatic struggle

Plot: Conflict • Conflict: the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without

• Internal: conflict that exists within the mind of a character who is

Plot: Types of Conflict External Conflict: Internal Conflict: Character vs. Self Character vs. Nature

Plot: Character vs. Society Conflict when the main character is in conflict with a

Plot: Character vs. Self Conflict when the main character experiences some kind of inner

Plot: Character vs. Character Conflict when the main character is in conflict with another

Plot: Character vs. Nature Conflict when the main character is in conflict with the

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Exploring Conflict

Plot: Conflict • Conflict: the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.

• Internal: conflict that exists within the mind of a character who is torn between opposing feelings or goals • External: conflict that exists when a character struggles against some outside force- Exs: another person, society, nature, or fate I have nothing to wear to the ball… shall I go or not? Cinderella struggles against her evil stepmother and stepsisters.

Plot: Types of Conflict External Conflict: Internal Conflict: Character vs. Self Character vs. Nature Character vs. Society

Plot: Character vs. Society Conflict when the main character is in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, etc. “Now the King's son gave a grand ball, and all persons of quality were invited to it. Our two young ladies [Cinderella’s stepsisters] were not overlooked. Nothing was now talked of but the rich dresses 'they were to wear. ’”

Plot: Character vs. Self Conflict when the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict “At last the happy day arrived. The two proud sisters set off in high spirits. Cinderella followed them with her eyes until the coach was out of sight. She then began to cry bitterly. ”

Plot: Character vs. Character Conflict when the main character is in conflict with another character- human or non human “Although she seemed to be tired, her sisters, instead of showing pity, teased her with glowing accounts of the splendid scene they had just left, and spoke particularly of the beautiful Princess. ”

Plot: Character vs. Nature Conflict when the main character is in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist “To her alarm she heard the clock strike twelve. She fled from the ball-room; but in a moment the coach changed again to a pumpkin, the horses to mice, the coachman and postilion to rats, the footmen to lizards, and Cinderella's beautiful dress to her old shabby clothes. ”