Ivanhoe, Chapter 36 summary
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In Chapter 36, Albert Malvoisin protects himself and Brian de Bois-Guilbert by encouraging Lucas Beaumanoir to treat Rebecca as a sorceress responsible for Brian’s passion. While Conrade Mont-Fitchet urges Malvoisin to strengthen the evidence through paid witnesses, Rebecca welcomes a hearing as protection and receives a secret note on entering court.
What happens
- Malvoisin persuades Beaumanoir that Rebecca’s supposed magic explains Bois-Guilbert’s passion, turning the Grand Master’s anger away from the knights.
- Beaumanoir orders a sorcery trial and declares that Rebecca must die.
- Malvoisin refuses to help Rebecca escape and urges Bois-Guilbert to protect his rank by abandoning her.
- Left alone, Bois-Guilbert resolves to attempt a rescue but threatens revenge if Rebecca rejects him again.
- Mont-Fitchet offers Malvoisin a richer Preceptory and encourages payments to witnesses who can support the accusation.
- Rebecca follows guards to court, trusting judicial authority, and receives an unread note from someone in the crowd.
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Malvoisin openly recognizes that the hearing does not offer impartial judgment. His remark exposes the danger beneath Rebecca’s trust in judicial protection.
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What does Mont-Fitchet offer Malvoisin for securing evidence against Rebecca?
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