Motif
violated queen as trigger of vengeance
violated_queen_as_trigger_of_vengeance
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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Maha-bharata Draupadi in the Council Hall; Draupadi's Plaint; Insult and Vow of Revenge confidence: high
Duhsasana catches Draupadi by her consecrated hair and drags her in slipping garments into the hall despite her pleas.
Draupadi's public humiliation becomes the emotional and ethical spur toward later revenge.
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