Scheherazade
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Scheherazade is the legendary storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights, famed for spinning captivating tales night after night to postpone her execution by a vengeful king.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional woman
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legendary character ⓘ storyteller ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Arabian Nights
NERFINISHED
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One Thousand and One Nights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
folklore
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frame narrative structure ⓘ oral storytelling tradition ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Islamic Golden Age storytelling tradition
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Middle Eastern literature ⓘ |
| father | vizier of King Shahryar ⓘ |
| genreContext |
adventure tales
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fantasy literature ⓘ folk tales ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
ballets based on her character
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films based on One Thousand and One Nights ⓘ operas based on her character ⓘ stage plays based on her stories ⓘ television series based on Arabian Nights ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western perceptions of the Orient
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subsequent frame-narrative literature ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cleverness
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courage ⓘ eloquence ⓘ postponing her execution through storytelling ⓘ telling stories for 1001 nights ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
compassion for other women
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desire to stop king’s killings ⓘ self-preservation ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Shahrazad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narratesWork |
The Tale of Aladdin
NERFINISHED
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The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of Sinbad the Sailor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Hunchback NERFINISHED ⓘ The Three Apples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | frame for nested stories ⓘ |
| relative | vizier of King Shahryar ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
narrator of embedded tales
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protagonist of frame story ⓘ |
| spouse | King Shahryar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
female intelligence
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mercy overcoming vengeance ⓘ power of storytelling ⓘ transformative power of narrative ⓘ |
| usesStrategy |
cliffhanger endings
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moral instruction through tales ⓘ serial storytelling ⓘ |
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