Chapter 448-resumé af Le Morte Darthur

Hvad sker der?

1. Elaine asks Sir Launcelot to marry her or become her lover, but he refuses both requests and offers financial support instead.
2. Sir Bernard fears Elaine may die, while Sir Lavaine defends Launcelot’s conduct and chooses to follow him.
3. At Winchester, Arthur welcomes Launcelot, but Queen Guenever keeps her distance and refuses to speak with him.
4. Elaine spends ten days grieving without food, drink, or sleep, then confesses and receives Communion.
5. She defends her love to her confessor, dictates a letter, and gives her father instructions for transporting her body.
6. Elaine dies, and a boatman takes her body toward Westminster, where the barge remains unnoticed for a long time.

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Elaine makes clear that money and service cannot replace the relationship she wants. Her refusal of any alternative frames her grief and death.

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