The Lais of Marie de France
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Prologue I. Guigemar II. Equitan III. Le Fresne IV. Bisclavret V. Lanval VI. Les Deus Amanz VII. Yonec VIII. Laüstic IX. Milun X. Chaitivel XI. Chevrefoil XII. Eliduc
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All Characters Marie de France Guigemar The Young Lady Meriaduc Equitan The Seneschal The Seneschal’s Wife The Slanderous Wife (Le Fresne’s Mother) Le Fresne Gurun La Codre Bisclavret Bisclavret’s Wife/Ex-Wife Bisclavret’s Wife’s Lover Lanval The Fairy Lady King Arthur Arthur’s Queen The Lord of the Pistrians The Lord of the Pistrians’ Daughter The Young Man The Lady of Caerwent Muldumarec Yonec The Lord of Caerwent The Married Lady The Bachelor Knight Milun The Damsel Milun’s Son The Indecisive Lady The Wounded Knight Tristram Iseult Eliduc Guildelüec Guilliadun
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All Terms Lay/Lai
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All Symbols Animals
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The Bachelor Knight Character Analysis

In “Laüstic,” the bachelor knight, who lives in the region of St. Malo, begins an affair with a married lady, the wife of the fellow knight next door, talking with her through his window at night. As an excuse, the lady tells her husband that she stands by the window listening to the garden’s nightingale each night. After her husband spitefully kills the nightingale, she sends the knight the bird’s body. He places the bird’s body in a golden casket, which he carries around from that day forward.

The Bachelor Knight Quotes in The Lais of Marie de France

The The Lais of Marie de France quotes below are all either spoken by The Bachelor Knight or refer to The Bachelor Knight. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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VIII. Laüstic Quotes

When the lord heard what she said, he gave a spiteful, angry laugh and devised a plan to ensnare the nightingale. […] When they had taken the nightingale, it was handed over, still alive, to the lord […] She asked her husband for the bird, but he killed it out of spite, breaking its neck wickedly with his two hands. He threw the body at the lady, so that the front of her tunic was bespattered with blood[.]

Related Characters: Marie de France, The Married Lady, The Bachelor Knight
Related Symbols: Animals
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Page Number: 95
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The Bachelor Knight Quotes in The Lais of Marie de France

The The Lais of Marie de France quotes below are all either spoken by The Bachelor Knight or refer to The Bachelor Knight. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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).
VIII. Laüstic Quotes

When the lord heard what she said, he gave a spiteful, angry laugh and devised a plan to ensnare the nightingale. […] When they had taken the nightingale, it was handed over, still alive, to the lord […] She asked her husband for the bird, but he killed it out of spite, breaking its neck wickedly with his two hands. He threw the body at the lady, so that the front of her tunic was bespattered with blood[.]

Related Characters: Marie de France, The Married Lady, The Bachelor Knight
Related Symbols: Animals
Love and Suffering Theme Icon
Gender Roles and Class Status Theme Icon
Page Number: 95
Explanation and Analysis:
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