Motif
plea for reconciliation after betrayal
plea_for_reconciliation_after_betrayal
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family, within the sub-family Remembrance, Reconciliation, and Denunciation after Betrayal. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS / CHAPTER V. THE QUARREL; lines 12435-12549 confidence: high
Grania follows Diarmuid until daybreak; they hear a heron, and Diarmuid says it cried because it was frozen to the rocks; Grania asks forgiveness.
Grania asks forgiveness, asks Diarmuid not to leave her, and asks him to take her again as before; Diarmuid refuses and reproaches her.
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