Scheherazade’s character has been described well in two sentences. Her description has been given in such a way that the readers are made to admire Scheherazade; “her sister was clever and courageous in the highest degree”. The readers are also told that she has been given the “best master of philosophy, medicine, history and the fine arts” which shows the readers that her father loved her and has given her everything he could give. This also gives the readers hope that she could be the one to stop the Sultan’s “barbarous practice”. Her beauty has been said to have “excelled that of any girl in the Kingdom of Persia” which makes the readers think that she was the most sought woman in Persia.
The author proves Scheherazade intelligence and cleverness to the readers when Scheherazade asks her father whether he would grant her favour that to before telling him what her favour was. To which he replied “I can refuse you nothing...that is just and reasonable.” This shows the strong relationship which exists between Scheherazade and her father. His reply is what Scheherazade was expecting as she could then trick him into agreeing with her plan. That is to allow her to be married to the Sultan as she was determined to stop the “barbarous practice”. Thus, the grand-vizier her father cannot stop her from granting her wish as what she said was “just and reasonable”. The author’s use of adjectives in describing Scheherazade has helped him to make the readers believe in Scheherazade.
Scheherazade has showed herself to be of high principles as she said “I am determined to stop this barbarous practice”. This shows how courageous and determined she is to stop the actions of Sultan.
She has shown herself as an obstinate and a stubborn; “Once again, my father will you grant me what I ask” as she refused to listen to her father’s plead from getting her married to the Sultan as she would be then killed by himself.
But she has also been viewed by the audience as a patriotic person; “If I fail, my death will be a glorious one and if I succeed I should have done a great service to my country”. This shows how patriotic she is and is willingly to risk her life for the young maidens who would be married to the Sultan and then would be killed. She doesn’t take into account the pain her family would endure if she dies in doing so.
She has also been showed as a confidence person; “Even the sad fate that awaits her couldn’t hold her back”. Shows how confident she was in stopping the practice.
On hearing the news, she acted as if it was the “most pleasant thing in the world” shows how naive Scheherazade is as she doesn’t know what she is letting herself into.
Thus, the author has done well to make the readers admire Scheherazade using adjectives, metaphors, similes and superlatives.
