Motif
fatal summons disguised as honor
fatal_summons_disguised_as_honor
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Mesnevi OF QONYA. / PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE.; lines 5750-5874 confidence: high
Two trustworthy messengers go to Samarqand, find the goldsmith, praise his skill, and convey the prince's invitation to guide the mint along with a dress of honor and gold.
The prince's honors and gold induce the goldsmith to leave home, while the narrator says he is hastening to doom.
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