Motif
delayed revenge after fall from power
delayed_revenge_after_fall_from_power
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Fallen Power and Ruined Splendor. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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persian
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The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan SA'DI / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I / XVIII; lines 892-983 confidence: high
An evil-disposed person strikes a pious good man on the head with a stone; the dervish lacks power of revenge and keeps the stone.
The pious man cannot retaliate while the aggressor is powerful, but acts after the aggressor is imprisoned and stripped of advantage.
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