Motif
false tears and praised wrongdoing
false_tears_and_praised_wrongdoing
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family False Accusation and Fraud Exposed. 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 I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10150-10197 confidence: high
Tereus impatiently presses Progne's request while pleading his own wishes, pretends Progne ordered his excessive urgency and tears, and is judged affectionate through his attempted wrongdoing.
Tereus adds tears as if Progne ordered them and is regarded as affectionate through his attempted wrongdoing.
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