Stage: Shehrazade’s studio. Shehrazade is mixing pigment wearing an apron. sketches of naked women on the wall. Shehrayar rushing in, in full costume, tiara and royal staff.
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Shehrayar (controlling his anger): Shehrazade, why do you draw nude women? This is blasphemy.
Shehrazade (carelessly): Why? What’s wrong with women’s bodies?
Shehrayar (dumbfounded) : Nude women?! Everything is wrong with that.
Shehrazade (looking him in [...]