Patterns that commonly appear in stories no matter what culture they come from. Archetypes can apply to plots of a story, characters in a story and themes of story.
Types:
Situational Archetypes: The quest, the journey, battle between good and evil.
Character Archetypes: The hero, the scapegoat, group of companions, the devil figure, the star crossed lovers.
Symbolic archetypes (see also page on symbolism): Heaven and hell, water vs. desert, nature objects
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Types:
Situational Archetypes: The quest, the journey, battle between good and evil.
Character Archetypes: The hero, the scapegoat, group of companions, the devil figure, the star crossed lovers.
Symbolic archetypes (see also page on symbolism): Heaven and hell, water vs. desert, nature objects
(Source: 2016 Slide Player.com.Inc)