Ivanhoe, Chapter 23: samenvatting

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1. Maurice de Bracy approaches Lady Rowena in elaborate clothes, but she rejects his courtesy as a disguise for violence.
2. He declares that she cannot leave the castle unless she becomes his wife.
3. He reveals that Wilfred of Ivanhoe is a prisoner and claims Front-de-Bœuf threatens Wilfred’s claim to his estate.
4. De Bracy makes protection for Wilfred and Cedric depend on Rowena’s consent, and she breaks into tears.
5. Rowena’s distress unsettles De Bracy, and a horn interrupts his uncertain attempts to comfort her.
6. The narrator cites accounts of baronial cruelty and Princess Matilda’s protective religious dress to support the portrayal of oppression.

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De Bracy turns his proposal into an explicit bargain under threat. Wilfred’s safety becomes the means of pressuring Rowena.

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