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The theme Melville develops throughout this excerpt is, "<u>The inherent danger of a leader who exhibits signs of madness.</u>"
because the audience would be familiar with them as parables were highly popular then. Also, it being a monk, it is supposed to be a serious story that teaches you something, not a funny or obscene story such as those from the Wife of Bath or the Miller.
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I would answer but you didn't make your answer clear
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