In order to see the full value of the stories, it is important to view the stories as elaborations on what emotions young Shahrazad is feeling. Having been a story-spinner before, it was the tool she grabbed as her sole resource when the sultan was going to murder her. She decides to tell stories that have a common theme: They paint a portrait of the battle of the sexes, and in an important way, they are literally her winning that battle against the sultan by inspiring love within him for her.
She does this by explaining through narrative that she understands the pain of betrayal. This is important because the sultan's rage is just him manifesting his disappointment and panic because of the rejection he faces when his wife cheats on him. He decides women are all traitors, so Shahrazad's stories include themes to console him. The story is simply full to the brim with rage and revenge, and by not pulling any punches, she truly communicates that she understands the pain of his previous betrayals.
But it wasn't just for consolation. The stories all come with a double-edged point. On the one hand, she sympathizes with the angry warlords and heroes who are betrayed, sometimes with a friend, sometimes with a slave, sometimes in acts of heinous tragedy—but still, the stories do something else. They point to true love. This argument for true love is also condemnatory in nature, because in her stories, the thematic elements are clearly critical of the behavior which she is subject to. She describes love as the product of freedom and shared trust—despising her chains and the threat of death that looms over her.
