Motif
jealous stepmother persecutes a child
jealous_stepmother_persecutes_a_child
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family, within the sub-family Direct Stepmother and Stepfamily Persecution. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 7733-7856 confidence: high
The queen is shocked, turns yellow and green with envy, hates Snow-white, and envy and pride grow in her heart so that she has no peace.
The queen, identified later as Snow-white's stepmother, envies Snow-white's beauty and arranges for her to be killed.
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