Sabra Flashcards
Who is Sabra?
The king’s daughter for whose marriage the king asks for three loads of gold. One for her beauty, one for her wisdom and one for her patience
Who comes to seek kinship with the king?
The Prince So-and-So
How long does the wedding lasts?
Seven days and seven nights
What does the prince do to his kids when they are born?
He throws them into the depths of the sea
How does Sabra react to her husband’s treatment of the kids?
She doesn;t show any sign of grief and doesn;t utter a word of dicontent
What does the king Sabra to do when she turns forty?
To find him a girl as beautiful as she is, but 18 years younger
What makes her speak at the end of the play?
Her husband’s marriage to the young girl
Who are the three handsome men and the bride?
The bride is her daughter with her son-in-law and her two other sons
Why did the king do what he did?
To test her patience and resignation
