Ivanhoe, Chapter 22: samenvatting

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1. Isaac sits in a damp dungeon until Front-de-Bœuf enters with two Saracen slaves and demands a thousand pounds of silver.
2. The slaves prepare a charcoal fire beneath iron bars, and Isaac agrees to pay rather than face burning torture.
3. Front-de-Bœuf refuses to include Isaac’s traveling companions in the ransom agreement.
4. Isaac proposes sending Rebecca to collect the money, but Front-de-Bœuf reveals that he gives her to Bois-Guilbert.
5. Isaac begs for Rebecca’s safety, then refuses any payment when Front-de-Bœuf refuses to reverse his promise.
6. The slaves begin stripping Isaac for torture, but a bugle and calls for Front-de-Bœuf interrupt them.

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Isaac places Rebecca’s safety above his own survival. His love turns compliance into open resistance.

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