Ivanhoe, Chapter 39: riassunto
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In Chapter 39, Brian de Bois-Guilbert offers to abandon his rank and save Rebecca if she accepts him as her lover, but she refuses to bargain away her principles. After their painful farewell, Albert de Malvoisin uses threats of disgrace to secure Bois-Guilbert’s agreement to appear against her in the lists.
Cosa succede
- Rebecca finishes her evening prayers before Bois-Guilbert enters her prison and argues that he does not intend her suffering.
- He reveals that he sends the message advising her to demand a champion and originally plans to fight for her himself.
- Bois-Guilbert offers to sacrifice his standing and escape with Rebecca if she accepts his love, but she refuses.
- Rebecca defends her faith and ancestry, challenges his excuses about fate, and forgives him before he leaves.
- Malvoisin warns Bois-Guilbert that resistance brings imprisonment or dishonor and insists that another knight can still secure Rebecca’s death.
- Bois-Guilbert agrees to enter the lists, while Malvoisin watches closely to prevent another change of purpose.
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Cosa notare
Rebecca distinguishes genuine mercy from a bargain serving the rescuer’s desires. Her demand exposes the selfish condition behind Bois-Guilbert’s offer.
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What finally persuades Bois-Guilbert to agree to appear in the lists?
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