ENGB31 Lecture Notes - Sparagmos, Not Fair, Abhorrence
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May topos: lovers [are] subject to the same force which reawakens the plants . Contrast the irony in slander and strife . Elaine of astolat: fir launcelot is surely a noble knight, also the work of the creator, so do i not honor him in my love? - 470. First a man must love god his creator, and then, if he is to be ennobled he ust love a woman 477. Fidelity and loyalty in love: and among such lovers we must speak of queen gwynevere, who, because of her unfaltering love for sir launcelot, was to end her days honorably and with sweetness . Big clue that the narrator wants lessons to be learned. Makes launcelot really loyal and makes him constantly. Launcelot as chivalric lover come back to gwynevere: comes back to rescue gwynevere (damsel in distress) before she burns at the steak, 1) poison apple, 2) slept with one of her 10 nights -> proof bloody sheet.
