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'''Basic Trope''': People start mistreating or neglecting a widowed person once their spouse dies.
* '''Straight''': Alice is treated harshly after her husband dies.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has a bounty out on her the second her husband dies.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is treated worse than she was when her husband was alive, but nothing too harsh.
* '''Justified''': Alice wasn't well liked before she got married. In addition, her husband had a some position of power, so doing anything to harm her would be a very bad move. After her husband died however, people felt free to treat her badly without much consequence.
* '''Inverted''': After her husband dies, Alice is treated better than she did when he was still alive.
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