Ivanhoe, Chapter 17 summary
Chapter 17 of 44 · 7 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 17, the knight and the hermit share drink, perform contrasting songs, and joke about the freedoms of religious life. Their growing merriment exposes the gap between the hermit’s holy claims and worldly pleasures, before a loud knock interrupts their entertainment.
What happens
- The knight adjusts the damaged harp, and the hermit insists on hearing an English ballad.
- The knight sings about a returning crusader who seeks admission to his lady’s home.
- The hermit praises the performance but questions the lover’s absence, while the knight adds water to his wine.
- The hermit sings about a friar’s comfortable life and privileged welcome in other people’s houses.
- The knight questions his host’s religious conduct, and the hermit boasts that he fears neither men nor devils.
- Their songs and drinking grow louder until a knock interrupts them.
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