Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 400 summary
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In Chapter 400, a priest interprets Sir Bors’s dream as a warning that rejecting a woman’s love threatens her life and his cousin’s life. He then leads Bors to a tower, where a rich lady offers love and wealth, but Bors remains unwilling to break his vow of chastity.
What happens
- Bors asks a priest to explain his dream of birds, a rotten tree, and white flowers.
- The priest claims that rejecting a noblewoman makes Bors responsible for her death and Launcelot’s death.
- He also blames Bors for choosing to rescue a maiden rather than his brother.
- The priest leads Bors into a tower, where ladies remove his armor and entertain him until he forgets his distress.
- A richly dressed lady asks Bors to become her lover and promises him great wealth.
- Bors feels troubled and cannot find an answer, but refuses inwardly to abandon chastity.
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