plotElement
P2762
predicate
Indicates that one entity functions as a narrative component or structural element within the storyline of another entity (such as a work of fiction or media).
Observed surface forms (13)
- hasPlotElement ×16
- typicalPlotElement ×11
- featuresPlotElement ×10
- mainPlotElement ×10
- containsPlotElement ×9
- plotDevice ×8
- centralPlotElement ×7
- featuresPlotPoint ×6
- commonPlotElement ×5
- keyPlotElement ×4
- drivesPlot ×3
- coPlotOrigin ×1
- plotIncludes ×1
Sample triples (310)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Jack and the Beanstalk | giant's castle in the sky ⓘ |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | golden eggs ⓘ |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | magic beans ⓘ |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | talking harp ⓘ |
| John Wick: Chapter 2 | blood oath via predicate surface "mainPlotElement" ⓘ |
| Julie, or the New Heloise | conflict between passion and duty ⓘ |
| Julie, or the New Heloise | tragic love story ⓘ |
| King Kong comics | battles with prehistoric creatures via predicate surface "typicalPlotElement" ⓘ |
| King Kong comics | conflict with humans via predicate surface "typicalPlotElement" ⓘ |
| King Kong comics | exploration of lost worlds via predicate surface "typicalPlotElement" ⓘ |
| King Kong comics | perilous encounters on Skull Island via predicate surface "typicalPlotElement" ⓘ |
| King Lear |
Cordelia
ⓘ
surface form:
Cordelia’s exile
|
| King Lear | Edmund’s betrayal of his father and brother ⓘ |
| King Lear | Gloucester’s blinding ⓘ |
| King Lear | Lear’s descent into madness ⓘ |
| King Lear | love test of Lear’s daughters ⓘ |
| Kipps | Arthur Kipps attempts to enter a higher social class ⓘ |
| Kipps | Arthur Kipps receives an unexpected inheritance ⓘ |
| La Peau de chagrin | talisman that grants wishes while shrinking via predicate surface "plotDevice" ⓘ |
| Lady Oracle | double life ⓘ |
| Lady Oracle | fake death ⓘ |
| Lady Oracle | move to Italy after faking death ⓘ |
| Lady Oracle | secret career as a romance-ghostwriter ⓘ |
| Lady in the Water | modern fairy tale ⓘ |
| Lady in the Water | mysterious water nymph discovered in pool ⓘ |
| Life, the Universe and Everything | Krikkit war ⓘ |
| Life, the Universe and Everything | Wikkit Gate ⓘ |
| Life, the Universe and Everything | attempt to destroy the Universe ⓘ |
| Live and Let Die | Bond confronts Harlem crime boss Mr. Big ⓘ |
| Live and Let Die | James Bond investigates gold coin smuggling ⓘ |
| Live and Let Die | Links between Mr. Big and Soviet intelligence ⓘ |
| Live and Let Die | Use of voodoo imagery and superstition ⓘ |
| Looper | assassins called loopers ⓘ |
| Manimekalai | Manimekalai becomes a Buddhist nun ⓘ |
| Manimekalai | Manimekalai receives a magic begging bowl (Amrita Surabhi) ⓘ |
| Manimekalai | Manimekalai renounces life as a courtesan ⓘ |
| Manimekalai | magic bowl feeds the hungry endlessly ⓘ |
| Metamorphoses by Apuleius | transformation of Lucius into a donkey ⓘ |
| Metamorphoses by Apuleius | wanderings and sufferings of Lucius as a donkey ⓘ |
| Murder in the White House | murder inside the presidential residence ⓘ |
| News of the World | escort of a young girl to her remaining family ⓘ |
| North by Northwest | cross-country chase ⓘ |
| North by Northwest | espionage ⓘ |
| North by Northwest | mistaken identity ⓘ |
| Now and Then | flashbacks to a formative summer ⓘ |
| Now and Then | reunion of four friends as adults ⓘ |
| Parable of the Prodigal Son | father orders a celebratory feast via predicate surface "hasPlotElement" ⓘ |
| Parable of the Prodigal Son | father runs to meet returning son via predicate surface "hasPlotElement" ⓘ |
| Parable of the Prodigal Son | older son resents the celebration via predicate surface "hasPlotElement" ⓘ |
| Parable of the Prodigal Son | younger son asks for inheritance via predicate surface "hasPlotElement" ⓘ |