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An intensified form of absentation is represented by the death of parents.
(β2)
Sometimes members of the younger generation absent themselves. (β3)
II. Interdiction
A forbidding edict or command is passed upon the hero (‘don’t go there’,
‘don’t do this’). The hero is warned against some action. (γ1)
An inverted form of interdiction is represented by an order or a sugges-
tion. (γ2)
III. Violation of interdiction
The forms of violation correspond to the forms of interdiction. (δ) The vil-
lain enters the story.
Functions II and III form a paired element.
IV. Reconnaissance
The reconnaissance has the aim of finding out the location of children, or
sometimes of precious objects, etc. (ε1)
An inverted form of reconnaissance is evidenced when the intended vic-
tim questions the villain. (ε2)
In separate instances one encounters forms of reconnaissance by means of
other personages. (ε3)
V. Delivery
The villain receives information about his victim:
The villain directly receives an answer to his question. (ζ1)
An inverted or other form of information-gathering evokes a correspond-
ing answer. (ζ2-3)
VI. Trickery
The villain attempts to deceive his victim in order to take possession of
him or of his belongings.
The villain uses persuasion. (η1)
The villain proceeds to act by the direct application of magical means. (η2)
VII. Complicity
The victim submits to deception and thereby unwittingly helps his enemy:
The hero agrees to all of the villain’s persuasions. (θ1)
The hero mechanically reacts to the employment of magical or other
means. (θ2)
VIII. Villainy
The villain causes harm or injury to a member of a family:
The villain abducts a person. (A1)
The villain seizes or takes away a magical agent. (A2)
The villain pillages or spoils the crops. (A3)
The villain seizes the daylight. (A4)
The villain plunders in other forms. (A5)
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An intensified form of absentation is represented by the death of parents.
(β2)
Sometimes members of the younger generation absent themselves. (β3)
II. Interdiction
A forbidding edict or command is passed upon the hero (‘don’t go there’,
‘don’t do this’). The hero is warned against some action. (γ1)
An inverted form of interdiction is represented by an order or a sugges-
tion. (γ2)
III. Violation of interdiction
The forms of violation correspond to the forms of interdiction. (δ) The vil-
lain enters the story.
Functions II and III form a paired element.
IV. Reconnaissance
The reconnaissance has the aim of finding out the location of children, or
sometimes of precious objects, etc. (ε1)
An inverted form of reconnaissance is evidenced when the intended vic-
tim questions the villain. (ε2)
In separate instances one encounters forms of reconnaissance by means of
other personages. (ε3)
V. Delivery
The villain receives information about his victim:
The villain directly receives an answer to his question. (ζ1)
An inverted or other form of information-gathering evokes a correspond-
ing answer. (ζ2-3)
VI. Trickery
The villain attempts to deceive his victim in order to take possession of
him or of his belongings.
The villain uses persuasion. (η1)
The villain proceeds to act by the direct application of magical means. (η2)
VII. Complicity
The victim submits to deception and thereby unwittingly helps his enemy:
The hero agrees to all of the villain’s persuasions. (θ1)
The hero mechanically reacts to the employment of magical or other
means. (θ2)
VIII. Villainy
The villain causes harm or injury to a member of a family:
The villain abducts a person. (A1)
The villain seizes or takes away a magical agent. (A2)
The villain pillages or spoils the crops. (A3)
The villain seizes the daylight. (A4)
The villain plunders in other forms. (A5)
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