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ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES
ORIGIN
From a collection of Arab tales 1001 Arabian Nights
Legend tells that Scheherazade was a wife of a king who only
married virgins and only remained married to them for one night
before cutting off their heads (this was to prevent the wives from
being unfaithful). Scheherazade prolonged her time with the king by
only telling half of a story that first night. The king wanted to hear
the rest of the story so he chose not to behead Scheherazade. The
second night she finished the story and began another – again not
completing it. That pattern continued until Scheherazade ran out of
stories to tell – after 1000 nights and 1001 tales. By the end, the
king had truly fallen in love with Scheherazade and made her his
queen.
CHARACTERS
MAIN CHARACTER
•Ali Baba –
• Protagonist
• Story needs him to be a story
• He must have a conflict
The main character must be interesting and relatable. They are the reason the reader continues through the story. They always develop in some way, whether it be positive or negative.
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
•Cassim• Is the catalyst for the main conflict in the story
•Captain of the Thieves (aka the ‘merchant’ and ‘Cogia Houssain’)• The antagonist of the story
•Morgiana• The story moves towards a solid conclusion because of
Morgiana’s knowledge and craftiness
•Baba Mustapha• Could be considered a minor character, but he is
responsible for connecting the antagonist to the protagonist in setting up the conflict
Supporting characters are essential and play a direct role in the plot and a heavy impact on the storyline
MINOR CHARACTERS
•40 Thieves
• We know they are thieves, but they don’t play a major role as a whole
•1st Wife
• Because of her, Cassim becomes aware of Ali Baba’s good fortune
•Cassim’s Wife (later becomes Ali Baba’s second wife)
• Shares her questions about Ali Baba with Cassim
•Abdalla
• Assists Morgiana in some of the plot progression
Minor characters do not play a strong role in the progression of the story. They are there to give life to the story and to make it relatable. The story could be told without them, it would just be more difficult
SETTING
SETTING
Town in Persia
Stated in story
Woods/Cave in Persia
Ali Baba was in the woods gathering wood when he saw the thieves enter the cave
Ali Baba’s House
Most of the action takes place at Ali Baba’s house
Long Ago
How do we know it was long ago?
BEGINNING/EXPOSITION
BEGINNING
Ali Baba is cutting wood
He hears a band of thieves and conceals himself in a tree
The thieves open a hidden door in a cave by saying, “Open sesame”
Ali Baba remains hidden until the thieves leave saying, “Close sesame”
What do we learn about Ali Baba in the beginning?
He is very poor
He is somewhat intelligent
Stayed hidden
Covered the gold with wood when taking it home
Warned his wife not to measure the gold
CONFLICT
Conflict
Ali Baba and wife disagree on measuring the gold
Cassim insists on Ali Baba explaining the gold
Cassim cannot remember which phrase opens the door
of the cave
Cassim attempts to flee when the Thieves open the cave
door
Cassim’s wife is concerned when he doesn’t come home
ConflictAli Baba finds Cassim’s body
Baba Mustapha is concerned Morgiana is trying to make
him do something illegal
The Thieves are concerned that somebody knows their
secret
A Thief marks Ali Baba’s door with chalk – marking it so
the group can come back and get their revenge
This happens with both red and white chalk
Thieves hide in large jars outside Ali Baba’s home
The Captain of the Thieves pretends to be Cogia
Houssain to gain entrance to Ali Baba’s home
OVERALL CONFLICT
Main conflict is between the Thieves and Ali Baba.
The Thieves have something they have acquired dishonestly
Ali Baba relieves them of some of their fortune, and thanks to the foolishness of his wife, Cassim ends up finding out about the gold
The Thieves kill Cassim and attempt to kill Ali Baba 4 times but are ultimately unsuccessful thanks to the ingenuity and quick thinking on Morgiana’s part
ENDING/RESOLUTION
RESOLUTIONSConflict Resolution
Ali Baba and wife disagree on measuring the gold Wife measures gold, but doesn’t notice the piece
stuck to the bottom of the measure
Cassim insists on Ali Baba explaining the gold Ali Baba tells about the cave and gives Cassim the
code words
Cassim cannot remember which phrase opens the
door of the cave
Cassim is trapped in the cave and begins to panic
Cassim attempts to flee when the Thieves open the
cave door
The Thieves catch Cassim, kill and quarter him, and
then hang his body parts near the entrance to the
cave to scare away would-be thieves
Cassim’s wife is concerned when he doesn’t come
home
Cassim’s wife begs Ali Baba to look for Cassim, so Ali
Baba goes to the cave
Conflict ResolutionAli Baba finds Cassim’s body Ali Baba works with Morgiana to create a cover story
that will safely explain Cassim’s death
Baba Mustapha is concerned Morgiana is trying to
make him do something illegal
Morgiana promises Baba Mustapha everything is fine
and pays him for his work
The Thieves are concerned that somebody knows their
secret
The robbers set out to find who knows what
A Thief marks Ali Baba’s door with chalk – marking it
so the group can come back and get their revenge
This happens with both red and white chalk
Morgiana sees the mark and makes a similar mark on
neighboring houses to confuse the robbers
This occurs twice
Thieves hide in large jars outside Ali Baba’s home Morgiana finds them and kills them all with hot oil
The Captain of the Thieves pretends to be Cogia
Houssain to gain entrance to Ali Baba’s home
Morgiana discovers the Captain and stabs him while
she is dancing after dinner
FINAL RESOLUTION
The Captain and 38 of the Thieves die at the hand of Morgiana, Ali Baba’s intelligent slave
As a result, Ali Baba gives Morgiana to his son as a wife
Ali Baba also informs his son of the cave’s location and secrets, and they all live in wealth, happily ever after
THEME
THEME
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