Motif
Betrayal producing a tyrannical bride-killing cycle
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A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 196-317 confidence: high
Schahriar loves his wife and adorns her with splendor, discovers her deception, orders the grand-vizir to put her to death, and declares that all women are wicked if found out.
After the Sultan's wife deceives him, he kills her, condemns women generally, and begins marrying and killing a new bride each day.
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