Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 102: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. Four queens discover Sir Launcelot asleep beneath an apple tree and argue over who should have him as her lover.
2. Morgan le Fay casts a sleeping spell, and knights carry Launcelot to the castle of Chariot.
3. A maiden brings supper and promises information the next morning, while Launcelot wonders how he reaches the castle.
4. The queens identify their prisoner and demand that he choose one of them as his lover or face death.
5. Launcelot chooses honorable imprisonment over forced love, defends Guenever, and remains alone in grief.

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Cosa notare

Launcelot places honor and free choice above survival. His refusal defeats the queens’ attempt to make captivity secure his love.

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