Motif
attempted suicide interrupted by caregiver
attempted_suicide_interrupted_by_caregiver
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Death from Grief. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4951-5033 confidence: high
Myrrha decides death is preferable, ties her girdle to the top of the door-post, bids Cinyras farewell, and places the noose on her pale neck.
Myrrha prepares to hang herself, but the nurse enters, removes the girdle from her neck, and tears it apart.
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