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Aurangzeb does everything for his own gain [betrays Dara, Murad, his father]

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Murads men betray their master

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When Aurangzeb's father and sister,  Jahanara, have locked themselves in the Agra Fort, he cuts their water supply

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Shah Jahan needs to buy time for Dara [so that Dara can save Shah Jahan and Jahanara]. To buy time, Shah Jahan tries to work with Aurangzeb instead of against him. So he sends the Alamgir sword to Aurangzeb

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Malik betrays Dara and Dara is captured

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Aurangzeb betrays his brother, Murad [so does all of Murad's men]

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Aurangzeb turns on his family

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Power dynamics shift from Dara to Aurangzeb, Dara is stripped of his power and Aurangzeb gains the power.

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Aurangzeb was destined to betray his family, as predicted by the Sufi

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The Faqir [who can see the future], Told Shah Jahan that one of his sons will destroy his blood line. Shah Jahan assumes it to be Aurangzeb and started to treat him differently from a very young age. [The Faqir had the power to change the perspective of Shah Jahan and the Faqir had the power to change Aurangzeb's personality]

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Malik's aid in Dara's capture.

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The family name dictates the way of life fo the characters of the play, the ethics, beliefs and actions of the characters are determined by their family names.

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Shah Jahan strips Aurangzeb's rights to ruling Deccan [happened when Aurangzeb came back home to meet Jahanra - who had been badly hurt in a fire]

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Itbar secretly works for Aurangzeb and gives him valuable info on Dara

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Malik Jiwan is beaten by crowds [rocks, pots, mud] because he handed over Dara to Aurangzeb

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The citizens have power. EG, Aurangzeb can't kill Dara - even though he wants to - because killing Dara would create rebellion and that's a threat to Aurangzeb's rule

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Aurangzeb will create fake documents to make it look like Dara flouted God. It'll look like Dara deserted his religion and he'd be called an infidel. This will make the citizens turn against Dara

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The French Song was a symbol of an age where the Jahan was still like a father to Aurangzeb, It is a motif because it is an idea or representation that is a recurring reminder of the past.