The Importance Of Saving Lanval

Our ancient grudge is over but unfortunately many lives have been lost leading up to this moment and I feel responsible for that. I do not think that I will ever be able to forget the fact that I played a role in losing my own child. The earth hath swallowed my last hope and I am partially to blame. But I know Juliet would not want this. Juliet would hate the idea that we were blaming ourselves for this tragedy because that is the kind of person she was, modest and

In act 3 scene 2, Hermia cried out to Lysander, who had betrayed her, “Why are you grown so rude? What change is this, Sweet love?” but Lysander says, “Thy love! Out, tawny Tartar, out! Out, loathèd med'cine! O hated potion, hence!” (3.2.172-175) Because Lysander falls in love with Helena because Puck mistakenly put his love potion on Lysander, Hermia, the actual lover of Lysander, got hurt by him. She could not believe that Lysander did not love her anymore. This was wrong. Helena was not the true love of Lysander. However, because of the blind love effect of the love potion, Lysander forgot his true love.

This cruel rivalry between both families have lead to death, the death of my beloved daughter. I have gone through the horror of seeing my daughter stabbed over her love and yet you still bring me up here and accuse me with such a treacherous crime. I am not guilty….

The Queen Guinevere's pride was wounded when she gets rejected by Lanval. Queen Guinevere offers herself to Lanval saying he could have anything he desires. Lanval rejects her by telling her he won't betray his king and that he

I have been very sad lately because I love Roseline, but she doesn't love me back. "Ay me! sad hours seem long. Was that my father that went hence so fast?" Benvolio saw me today so I told him the news. "Bid a sick man in sadness make his will: Ah, word ill urged to one that is so ill! In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman." He took me to the Capulet party. Once, I got there I saw the most beautiful girl named Juliet, but she is a Capulet. "Is she a Capulet? O dear account! my life is my foe's debt."I kissed her and decided to stay after the party with her.

I am heartbroken over the deaths of my master and friend, Romeo, Juliet, who brought Romeo great happiness, and county Paris, who I knew to be a very honorable man. I hope that this court session will bring justice for Romeo, Juliet, and Paris. To help bring this justice, I will truthfully tell you all that I know.

The queen began to accuse Lanval of being gay because he had never had a woman show him pleasure. Suddenly, Lanval admits that he is in love with someone else who would be far better than the queen herself, which sent the queen away crying. Soon afterwards, Lanval was commanded to appear in court without delay. The Queen’s assertive power was shown by her ability to punish innocent people, meaning she obviously got what she wanted regardless of whether it was right or not.

To begin with, after being told her husband’s secret, she deserted him for a “less dangerous man”. She said the following: “Fair friend," said she, "be happy. That which you have coveted so long a time, I will grant without delay. Never again will I deny your suit. My heart, and all I have to give, are yours, so take me now as love and dame.”

For Lanval, it all starts when the Queen attempts to seduce him and he rejects her in a very polite manner. However, his rejection enrages her and she starts slandering him, the things she says anger Lanval and cause him to strike back. After hearing what he says about her, she runs away weeping and lies to King Arthur telling him that, “He had shamed her! / He’d asked her for a love affair, and She’d said no” (Marie 317-19). Among these lies, the Queen also tells King Arthur the truth about how Lanval has claimed his lover is more beautiful than she, for these things, Lanval is put on trial and must wait for the judges to decide his

Lanval stays loyal to his promise until Queen Guinevere confesses her interest in him, offering herself to him in which he then he delicately rejects her. Speaking his loyalty to King Arthur. Angry, she blames him of being homosexual, Lanval, because of Queen Guinevere’s accusation says, “The poorest girl of all, is better than you, my lady queen, in body, face, and beauty.” The queen asking to be involved in an adulterous relationship is not seen as ideal behavior for modern women or for twelfth century women. During this time men were commonly known for being dishonest and unfaithful, therefore, to have this woman do this, definitely was a different direction than expected. Hurt by the rejection and statement of Lanval, Queen Guinevere tells King Arthur that Lanval came onto her. Arthur upset at the situation orders that Lanval be sent to court where if he could not prove that such a woman existed more beautiful than his beloved queen, he shall be

In the text, we can see that both the maiden and the Queen used seduction to control the behavior of men. The text described the maiden as a beauty with features of a goddess with her white skin and purity. And with such seductiveness, she was able to obtain Lanval’s heart, who was obedient and faithful to her love. "If it please you, and this great joy should befall me, that you grant your love, I'll be at your beck and call, to fulfill whatever needs you have, wise or foolish--you are above me, my only commandant. All others for you I abandon. From you I never want to part: That hope is strongest in my heart." This quote is significant because Lanval has only met the maiden for first time, but he was willing to give up everything for her. It is important to take notice of the word commandant, which clearly empathize the power that women has over men. Similarly, Queen Guinevere took control with her words. By expressing words of sorrow, she was able to put herself in the position of King Arthur to punish Lanval for his

Even though these qualities are praised in this culture, medieval narratives commonly uphold unrealistic virtues of what a perfect woman is. After Lanval vows to keep their love a secret, the queen of the court tempts the knight with her love. She says, "Lanval, I have honored, cherished and loved you much. You may have all my love: just tell me what you desire! I grant you my love and you should be glad to have me" (pp. 1771). Shortly after Lanval rejects her advances, the queen further establishes her ill will towards the good knight by saying, "I well believe that you do not like this kind of pleasure. I have been told often enough that you have no desire for women" (pp. 1771). The importance of these accusations exemplifies the queen's power and influence over Lanval. Although he graciously declines the queen's love, he regrettably reveals his love to the queen in an attempt to prove himself to the court. He says, "And I will tell you one thing; you can be sure that one of her servants, even the very poorest girl, is worth more than you, my lady the Queen, in body, face and beauty, wisdom and goodness" (pp. 1771). The manner which the queen entices Lanval reveals that both power and evil can be easily compared to this woman's actions, showing readers the other side of the coin. The division between these two women illustrates how often this society feeds off of a virgin/ whore dichotomy, branding such women

And there it was again, that weighty chain cinching itself ever tighter, squeezing Lancelot’s heart until he could scarcely breathe. Was he a fool to have fallen in love with Guinevere so

Nevertheless, Ms. Joan our priestess put a terrible spell that would make no man talk to her. The malevolence spell of the black widow. I feel like it sort of fell on me as well since boys in high school detested the sight of me. I stayed up many nights looking at the mirror trying to find that word ugly. It felt as being dumb to the fact that I had attraction. Although the spell was very cruel my mother never reverse it back and nor did Joan knew that MacGregor treated me like his daughter. It was all perform and fashions walking in town and the two of them never speaking a word to each other.

Hermia was hurt and suffering because her Lysander left her unpredictably and so sudden. Was she not good enough, who is to blame? Hermia’s answer to these questions were Helena, her dear childhood friend. Hermia blamed her for the chaos that was brought into her life and the sudden loss of her loved one’s interest. But unfortunately, Hermia was unaware that Helena had nothing to do with this chaos. It was all love that twisted a perfect relationship of true love into a chaotic monster.