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|Has Motif=Adoption; Age versus youth; Children; Death; Debt; Deception; Deceitful son; Pride; Familial relationships; Father/son relationships; Foolish old man; Lesson: greed | |||
|Has Summary=An adopted son wants to live frivolously and also inherit from his father, a French gentleman. To achieve this, he incites the murder of his innocent stepmother and then uses seven other to strangle his father. | |||
Adapted from Wikeley (1983) by Ava Byrne. | |||
|Has Note=Analogous to Italian versions, although Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben sees similarities in the middle Dutch drama Esmorzeit. | |Has Note=Analogous to Italian versions, although Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben sees similarities in the middle Dutch drama Esmorzeit. | ||
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Revision as of 20:32, 10 July 2025
AdoptionAge versus youthChildrenDeathDebtDeceptionDeceitful sonPrideFamilial relationshipsFather/son relationshipsFoolish old manLesson: greed
An adopted son wants to live frivolously and also inherit from his father, a French gentleman. To achieve this, he incites the murder of his innocent stepmother and then uses seven other to strangle his father.
Adapted from Wikeley (1983) by Ava Byrne.
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Analogous to Italian versions, although Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben sees similarities in the middle Dutch drama Esmorzeit. |
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