Summary Of The Noblesse Oblige

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This story was to tell a story about the Noblesse Oblige. It tells a story about two men who came to a country to rule them because they thought they were better than others. All is well in the Empire that Dravot and Carnehan are ruling. Carnehan leads the army while Dravot gives justice fairly, people were not used to seeing it this way. Dravot, determines to marry a woman and start a monarchy. Carnehan reminds them of the contract and warns him they are still among savages, and that he should not give in to overconfidence. Dravot chooses a bride for himself among the women, he does not listen to Carnehan. The woman is scared, believing that any woman who sleeps with a god will be consumed by fire as a result of the intimate

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