Motif
secluded beautiful royal figure hidden from public sight
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Jealousy and Rivalry. 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 5704-5813 confidence: medium
The Sultan summons Camaralzaman before the council, states that his marriage is required by royal and imperial interests, and orders him arrested and locked in an old tower after his angry refusal.
The princess is shielded from the vulgar gaze and kept from sight except by a chosen husband; Camaralzaman is also locked away in a tower before being discovered by a supernatural being.
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