Post by johnnichols on Apr 6, 2018 8:15:01 GMT -5
Hi,
Can anybody explain in simple language the difference between Fate and Destiny in Dramatica and how to illustrate such a conflict?
The Dramatica definition calls Fate “a future situation that will befall an individual” and Destiny “the future path an individual must take.” These sound the same to me, so I have been trying to wrap my mind around the difference between these two.
The longer Dramatica definition says that a Fate is a step on the path of one's Destiny, which is a series of inevitable events. That’s great, but it still makes Fate sound almost like the same thing as Destiny, whereas all other thematic conflicts (e.g., Morality vs. Self-Interest) are either opposites or clearly distinguishable, unlike Fate and Destiny.
I think it would be easier to distinguish between Destiny and Chance, which would come closer to a traditional thematic conflict, in which characters would be wondering if a series of highly improbable events were chance happenings or if they all add up towards some pre-engineered direction.
If the theme of a story is “everything is predetermined for the ultimate good of humanity,” would the OS Issue be Fate or Destiny?
Also, let’s say that a story is about psychics trying to predict peoples’ fates. Would that be an OS Issue of Fate (because of the inevitable events that the psychics predict will happen), Prediction (because the characters are trying to find out why the psychics’ predictions are all coming true), or Interdiction (the characters try to prevent their inevitable fate)?
Any help will be apprecited.
I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.
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Can anybody explain in simple language the difference between Fate and Destiny in Dramatica and how to illustrate such a conflict?
The Dramatica definition calls Fate “a future situation that will befall an individual” and Destiny “the future path an individual must take.” These sound the same to me, so I have been trying to wrap my mind around the difference between these two.
The longer Dramatica definition says that a Fate is a step on the path of one's Destiny, which is a series of inevitable events. That’s great, but it still makes Fate sound almost like the same thing as Destiny, whereas all other thematic conflicts (e.g., Morality vs. Self-Interest) are either opposites or clearly distinguishable, unlike Fate and Destiny.
I think it would be easier to distinguish between Destiny and Chance, which would come closer to a traditional thematic conflict, in which characters would be wondering if a series of highly improbable events were chance happenings or if they all add up towards some pre-engineered direction.
If the theme of a story is “everything is predetermined for the ultimate good of humanity,” would the OS Issue be Fate or Destiny?
Also, let’s say that a story is about psychics trying to predict peoples’ fates. Would that be an OS Issue of Fate (because of the inevitable events that the psychics predict will happen), Prediction (because the characters are trying to find out why the psychics’ predictions are all coming true), or Interdiction (the characters try to prevent their inevitable fate)?
Any help will be apprecited.
I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.
References:
forums.screenplay.com/viewtopic.php?t=4374
Smart contract technology marketing[/url
Thank you.