Sentence examples for cautionary theme from inspiring English sources

The play's cautionary theme was described by Williams, who strongly identified with Blanche, as "the apes will inherit the earth".

The downside of success has been a cautionary theme in women's pulp fiction ever since Rona Jaffe published "The Best of Everything" in the 1950s.

Price renamed it "Stagger Lee" (1958), turned the song's cautionary theme on its head with an uproarious arrangement, and wrote a delicate introduction reminiscent of haiku: "The night was clear  /  The moon was yellow  /  And the leaves…came…tumbling  /  Down".

FORT WORTH Cautionary Tale "Mexico Inside Out: Themes in Art Since 1990," an exhibition of 60 works by 23 artists commenting on Mexico's recent history of violence, corruption and poverty, is a forceful reminder not to let history repeat itself.

The story themes are often cautionary about too-powerful central authority and its capacity to do bad while being considered by the majority as good.

Dr. Minear points out that Dr. Seuss' children's books often contain serious themes: "Yertle the Turtle" is a cautionary tale against dictators, and "The Butter Battle Book" satirizes the Cold War.

But unlike the usual cautionary labels that come with albums that have explicit themes or language, this warning underscores the singer's violent past.

This is, of course, an old theme for him, but it's also a cautionary tale.