Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 431 summary
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In Chapter 431, Queen Guenever accuses Sir Launcelot of loving other ladies and banishes him from her presence, prompting him to consider leaving the country. Sir Bors de Ganis persuades him to seek shelter with Sir Brasias instead, while the queen hides her own deep grief.
What happens
- The queen weeps, accuses Sir Launcelot of unfaithfulness, and forbids him to see her again under threat of death.
- Launcelot tells Sir Bors, Sir Ector de Maris, and Sir Lionel that he intends to leave for his own country.
- Bors urges him to remain in the realm and stay at Sir Brasias’s hermitage near Windsor.
- Launcelot accepts this advice and asks Bors to regain Queen Guenever’s favor for him.
- Launcelot departs secretly in sorrow, while the queen conceals her grief behind a proud expression.
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The queen makes her rejection a command backed by a death threat. This drives Launcelot’s sorrow and his decision to withdraw.
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Where does Bors advise Launcelot to stay?
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