Damsel in distress
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Damsels in Distress; A Damsel in Distress (film); Damsel in Distress (disambiguation); A Damsel in Distress
The damsel in distress is a recurring narrative device in which one or more men must rescue a woman who has either been kidnapped or placed in general peril. Kinship, love, or lust (or a combination of those) gives the male protagonist the motivation or compulsion to initiate the narrative.