Ivanhoe, Chapter 15: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Fitzurse uses promises, money, and warnings about Richard to persuade most nobles to attend a meeting at York supporting John’s claim.
2. Returning to Ashby Castle late at night, Fitzurse finds De Bracy dressed as an English yeoman.
3. De Bracy admits that he supports John for personal gain and plans to seize Rowena while disguised as an outlaw.
4. He explains that Brian de Bois-Guilbert helps devise the scheme and supplies followers for the attack and staged rescue.
5. Fitzurse warns that the attack risks popular support and that Bois-Guilbert may refuse to surrender Rowena.
6. De Bracy leaves despite these warnings, while Fitzurse privately treats John as another instrument of his ambition before answering his summons.

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Cosa notare

Fitzurse includes John among the people he uses for his own advancement. His private calculation exposes the limits of his apparent service.

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