Motif
Public success produces jealous hostility
public_success_produces_jealous_hostility
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Envy, Jealousy, and Rivalry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW / THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD / THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY; lines 1946-2051 confidence: high
Hase-Hime studies music, poetry, letters, and the koto; at twelve, she and Terute are summoned to perform before the Emperor at the Festival of the Cherry Flowers.
Hase-Hime succeeds before the Emperor, receives gifts, and Terute’s disgrace and jealousy intensify into resentment.
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