Wise old woman

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  • Old woman as go-between
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Connected Textual Entities

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Inset Story	Entity Type	Motif
Annuli – The Anklet, or, The Woman who Outwitted her Father-in-Law	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deception Deceitful woman Familial relationships Adultery Gullible husband Deceitful old woman Wise old woman Wise old man Evidence False evidence of virtue Identity object Ring Old woman as go-between Old woman Old man Setting: nature Orchard Love (or lust) at first sight Misinterpretation
Filius Profusus	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Deception Humiliation Familial relationships Riches Theft Deceitful son Debt Wise old woman Age versus youth Mother/son relationships Old woman Foolish old man Old man Profligate with wealth Spendthrift sons
Senex Caecus	Inset Story	Deception Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Overheard secret Debt Impossible conditions Wise old woman Wise old man Blindness