Ivanhoe, Chapter 7: samenvatting

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1. The narrator describes Richard’s captivity, John’s political ambitions, and the oppression, lawlessness, and disease troubling England.
2. Crowds gather around the tournament grounds at Ashby, where five challengers occupy richly decorated pavilions.
3. Isaac seeks good seats for himself and Rebecca, provoking insults from a poor Norman gentleman and an armed yeoman.
4. Prince John arrives, admires Rebecca, and orders the Saxons to make room for her and Isaac.
5. Cedric cuts off De Bracy’s lance point when John orders him to prod Athelstane, and the crowd applauds.
6. Wamba drives Isaac down the steps with bacon; John abandons the seating demand, takes Isaac’s purse, and rewards the fool.

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The crowd rewards John after he takes Isaac’s money. Its applause exposes the gap between public approval and honorable conduct.

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