This is an alphabetical list of elements in dramas, focused on the emotional intensity, conflicts, and human experiences typical of these narratives.
A
Abandonment
Addiction
Adultery
Ambition
Anguish
B
Betrayal
Bitterness
Broken family
Burden
C
Catastrophe
Change
Character flaw
Class struggle
Coming-of-age
Conflict
Consequences
Corruption
Courage
Crime
Crisis
D
Death
Deception
Desperation
Disappointment
Disgrace
Disillusionment
Divorce
Dysfunction
E
Emotional abuse
Emotional bond
Empathy
Escape
Estrangement
F
Failure
Family dynamics
Financial struggle
Forgiveness
Friendship
G
Guilt
H
Heartbreak
Helplessness
Heroism
Hope
Humiliation
I
Identity crisis
Illness
Infidelity
Injustice
Inner conflict
Isolation
J
Jealousy
Justice
L
Loss
Love
M
Mental illness
Miscommunication
Misfortune
Mistake
Moral dilemma
O
Obsession
Overcoming adversity
P
Parental expectations
Passion
Personal growth
Poverty
Power struggle
Pride
R
Redemption
Regret
Relationships
Remorse
Repression
Resentment
Responsibility
Revenge
Rivalry
S
Sacrifice
Secrets
Self-destruction
Self-discovery
Shame
Sibling rivalry
Social expectation
Stigma
Struggle
T
Temptation
Tragedy
Transformation
Trust
U
Unfulfilled dreams
V
Vulnerability
W
Wounds (emotional or physical)