Analysis Of Frame Tales

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A nested structure, or frame tale, comprises of several stories that are told within a larger “framework” plot, much like a Russian nesting doll. The frame tale is an open-ended question that allows many narratives to emerge within the frame, and at times the tales can become extensively nested, with characters telling stories of characters telling stories. The fourteenth century Arabic classic The Thousand and One Nights is emblematic of frame tales, from the text’s content to the title itself: Alf Layla wa-Layla, while literally translating to “The Thousand and One Nights” in English, implies that there is always another story to be told.
The text’s basic framework is established in the Prologue: King Shahrayar discovers that his wife has
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