The constellation
M20 Short-sighted judgments
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- Irrevocable judgment of king upheld. King leaves laws that must be kept until his death. Years later he has his bones sent back to that land to let people know that he is dead and they are free · M14 entry
- Gardener made king by minister decides against him in law case and returns lands to plaintiff · M13.3 entry
- Captain hangs own son for violating order not to enter enemy city · M13.2 entry
- Ruler has son beheaded for rape · M13.1 entry
- King Lear judgment. A king flattered by his elder daughters and angered by the seeming indifference, though real love, of the youngest, banishes the youngest and favors the elder daughters · M21 entry
- Other judgments and decrees · M50 entry
- Decree that hero must wed only a virgin · M51 entry
- Judgment: pardon given if hero produces the lady about whom he has boasted · M55 entry