Motif
tyrant as embodiment of lawless wickedness
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A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Tyrants' Fear, War, and Vengeance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 4774-4869 confidence: high
The passage describes the tyrant as the negation of government and law, says his assassination was glorious, and says any crime could plausibly be attributed to him.
The tyrant is described as negating government and law, bearing attributed crimes, and embodying wickedness, weakness, helplessness, and suspiciousness.
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