Did the troll ever give him the whereabouts of Guinevere? Red flag mister! Trolls are never up to any good! I suppose in this case the troll didn't do anything malicious but carry a cart that was meant for prisoners. I really didn't see a huge deal with him riding in the cart because I thought it was sweet that he would risk looking dishonorable in order to find the woman that he loved.
Lancelot also spared the sentinels life and he delivered on his promise to the girl to do whatever she asked. Doesn't it seem like everyone in the stories we have read have almost always followed through with their promises? I'd like to see trust and dependence like that nowadays!
The woman who faked her own sexual assault in order to find out whether he would be courageous enough to fight the guards was a little extreme..and by a little...I mean what the actual hell was she doing? That was definitely not OK! She also just leaves him alone once she suspects that he is into another woman. Everything is so anticlimactic! I do not see why the father and the knight had to be a part of the story either. The son gets into a disagreement with the father and the father takes Lancelot's side. Then they just leave and nothing happens...again!
I guess if there were to be anybody coming to save you, Lancelot isn't a bad pick at all but is she actually going to end up with him? Shouldn't the king be doing something? Shouldn't the king have sent all his men to her rescue? You do know you're a king right? Again with the events that could be avoided or helped if people would use their damn heads. Or maybe they are too worried about staying honorable?
If I could respond with just one word, it would be: RIGHT!?
ReplyDeletePutting aside the question of who on Earth decides to listen to advice from a complete stranger, why would you not take it when - clearly - it's a freakin' warning? Lancelot is on a mission and he's going to get there come hell or high water...or a narrow path down which two riders cannot travel abreast.
The random drama queen diva who wants all the attention in the world for herself? Not only does that part seem like it was added simply for the entertainment/suspense, but c'mon! I think Troyes could have chosen a better subplot than fake assault. Right? Surely there were any number of things he could have made Lancelot do to show that he keeps his word no matter the situation.
Arthur, I think, is just content sitting at his round table eating all the foods and enjoying all the entertainments. Someone else can do his dirty work. And, if I remember correctly, that someone is usually Lancelot or Gawain. Go figure. So to answer one of your questions, he did do something. He let someone else go after his wife, and he doesn't want to lose the company of his Court, so he kept everyone else home.
Go ahead Lancelot, save your lady. But don't get your hopes up. You're not going to get the girl.
It seems we think alike. I don't think the King does anything though because he "lost" the Queen fair and square when Kay failed to defeat the knight. The only reason Sir Gawain and Lancelot pursue him is of their own accord it seems...which I guess is good for the King, because it makes it look like he kept his word. My question though is why in the world did he agree to lodge with that lusftul maiden in the first place? He wasn't desperate for lodgings...and then afterwards, he agrees to protect her so she can follow him, thus putting him in MORE danger since now he has to protect a beautiful maiden on his search for the queen. Which slows him down, since he is confronted by that knight wanting her hand. Maybe the reason for it in the story is to further show how honorable/epic Lancelot is?...I'm not sure. Especially since he refuses to tell her, the knight, or the monk his name during the whole ordeal.
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