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Motif

Actor forgets and speaks in his own person.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd absent-mindedness. · Absurd absent-mindedness – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as J2041

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Filed under Absurd absent-mindedness – miscellaneous.

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In Passion Play the Christ says, "I am thirsty"; the thief on the left speaks up, "I too."
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Fool forgets master's message. As result of his absent-mindedness he is given a heavy mortar to take to his master. The latter makes him return it as punishment Fool believes plea of not guilty even though he has seen man injure him Law student forgets his speech. Absurd results Hero keeps on leading his horse without discovering that it is dead Given things for self and relatives, fool forgets to take his own

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