Different shows with similar plots — Page 2

SharksVsJets said: "Now please, someone explain to me how Cabaret and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee are the same."


A motley crew of performers attempt to entertain the audience while under the increasing control of outside forces they cannot escape. The fourth wall is often broken, there are unfortunate erections, and the audience is made complicit in the mistreatment of several Jews.

Updated On: 8/20/19 at 12:05 AM

PeterJCasey said: "SharksVsJets said: "Now please, someone explain to me how Cabaret and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee are the same."


A motley crew of performers attempt to entertain the audience while under the increasing control of outside forces they cannot escape. The fourth wall is often broken, there are unfortunateerections, and the audience is made complicit in the mistreatment of several Jews."

This works almost too well.

dramamama611 said: "Well it's said that all stories can be sorted into 3 basic conflicts:
Man v self
Man v man
Man v nature

So, if looking for it, you will easily find similarities."

There's another critical scheme that lists five instead of three. The additional ones are:

Man v society (which is seen as distinguishable from Man v Man)
Man v. supernatural

Or:

Man v. woman
Youth v. age

The latter two are often added in discussions of ANTIGONE, which then manages to incorporate all five.

Of course none of this challenges your basic point that there are only so many conflicts and repetition is inevitable.