A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Chapter 11 summary
Chapter 11 of 46 · 12 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 11, the king assigns the narrator a rescue adventure after accepting a stranger’s account of captive princesses and monstrous brothers without checking it. The narrator’s questions produce no useful directions, but the woman accompanies him as he sets out in armor that makes even mounting his horse impossible without help.
What happens
- A woman reports imprisoned girls and three monstrous brothers, and the king awards the unwanted rescue mission to the narrator.
- The narrator questions Demoiselle Alisande la Carteloise but obtains neither proof of her story nor usable directions.
- Clarence explains that she accompanies the rescuer, and the narrator privately tells him about Puss Flanagan.
- The knights offer advice and remedies, while the narrator struggles into cumbersome armor with assistance.
- After seeing Sir Bedivere’s less restrictive equipment, the narrator mounts with help and departs with Alisande seated behind him.
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What to notice
The narrator exposes a contradiction in the knights’ beliefs. They accept his supposed magic but equip him as though he needs ordinary protection.
Quick check
Why does Clarence think the narrator does not need directions to the castle?
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