fall from grace theme

A previously honored character finds themself out of favor, with a loss of status and prestige, for one reason or another.

10 total · 2 choice · 3 major · 5 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
play: Henry VIII (1613) choice various characters lost their lofty statuses: Buckingham, Queen Katherine, Cardinal Wolsey
talesoftheunexpected5x01 choice Marigold was famous and arrogant until she got fired, then went broke and had a mental breakdown.
blackmirror3x01 major Lacie lost her social status after her rating was lowered by airport security.
ic1976e07 major Tiberius ordered the execution of his heir-apparent Sejanus, his followers, and his family after news of a conspiracy he had plotted was brought to the eyes of Tiberius.
play: King Lear (1606) major King Lear went from monarch to a poor crazed outcast, through much fault of his own
ahp6x14 minor Ulrich had once been an honored clockmaker from around all the capitals of the Old Continent. He lamented that, now, he was a lowly clock repairer on the New.
movie: Raging Bull (1980) minor Jake had been world champion, then got divorced and went to prison.
nightgallery1x02b minor A disgraced and now homeless physician, William Fall, found a medical bag from the future.
play: All's Well That Ends Well (1623) minor Parolles had a remarkable fall from grace after he was exposed as a coward.
play: Pericles Prince of Tyre (1609) minor castaway Prince Pericles lamented the reversal of his fortunes that fate had meted out