Motif
ruler elicits confession through reassurance
ruler_elicits_confession_through_reassurance
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Repentance and Mercy. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 8825-8932 confidence: high
Sidi-Nouman changes color, becomes confused, prostrates himself, and cannot speak; the Caliph reassures him, grants pardon beforehand, and asks him to speak without fear.
The Caliph softens his authority, calls himself a friend, grants pardon beforehand, and asks Sidi-Nouman to speak openly.
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