Name: Rainyleen F.

Cornel

Year and Section: BSEd – ENG – 22

The Lady and Her Five Suitors

There are different versions of the story of The Lady and Her Five Suitors. And here is one of the versions that I
found on the internet.

When her husband is away, the wife of a merchant falls in love with another man. This man is imprisoned one
day as a result of a quarrel he had. The woman dressed up in the most beautiful clothes and went to the state's most
powerful people to ask for their assistance. The Kazi, Wali, Wazir, and King agreed to her because they wanted the lady
and hoped to have their way with her. The lady then went to a carpenter and asked him to build her a cabinet with
lockable doors. The lady then went home to prepare four gowns for her visitors. She also made food and drinks to keep
them occupied. Kazi is the first to arrive. When Wali arrived, she asked him to write a letter that would liberate her
brother from the chaos he had created. The Wazir and the King were also imprisoned inside the cabinet. The carpenter
and the lady were arguing about the size of the last compartment. The lady presented the letter written by Wali to the
treasurer, and her brother was released from jail. The lady and her lover fled the city, while the five suitors were
imprisoned in a cabinet in the lady's home. After urinating and complaining to one another, the five recognized each
other. When the neighbors heard their voices inside the cabinet, they assumed it was a genie and decided to burn the
cabinet. Then they were let go, revealing them all in the gowns the woman had given them. (This is from
https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/don-honorio-ventura-technological-state-university/survey-of-afro-asian-
literature/the-lady-and-her-five-suitors-summary-activity-analysis/23867251)

The plot revolves around the use of deception to achieve goals and maintain relationships. The universe is full
with oppressors and the oppressed, users and the used, and players and the played in this work of Arabic literature. The
main character's presentation and her current predicament served as the starting point for the mimetic approach to tale
analysis. The events described in this article actually take place in the real world. One of the most popular activities,
trickery can take many different forms and be used in a variety of contexts. Some did this to flee a situation, while others
did it to improve their living circumstances.

The plot takes place in Persia, where a woman's lover is imprisoned. She makes use of a person she believes can
be of assistance in order to free her beloved from prison. She seduces her suitors with her beauty and charm. Being
attractive or pleasant was utilized as a criterion for many possibilities in real life. Many people succeed in their
endeavors just because they are attractive.

Today, it's also extremely typical to hear the tale of the five suitors who blindly followed the lady's orders
without realizing they were being duped. To further their own interests, people were abusing others. People have a
tendency to act impulsively without first considering their actions because of what their eyes can perceive. Generally
speaking, this is a very common occurrence in our society, particularly when one of the partners must travel abroad for
work. The partner who has to leave home finds it simple to practice faithlessness by having an affair.