Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 382 summary
Chapter 382 of 503 · 2 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 382, Sir Percivale promises to help a gentlewoman, accepts her hospitality, and swears obedience when she makes it the price of her love. The cross on his sword recalls his knightly duty and an earlier promise; he crosses himself, and the pavilion becomes smoke and a black cloud.
What happens
- Sir Percivale promises to help the gentlewoman, who has an attendant set up a pavilion where he rests.
- After sleeping, he eats abundant food and drinks unusually strong wine, which makes him feel overheated.
- He desires the gentlewoman and agrees to serve her faithfully and obey every command in exchange for her love.
- Seeing the cross on his sword, he remembers his knighthood and his promise to the good man.
- He crosses his forehead, and the pavilion overturns and becomes smoke and a black cloud, making him cry out in terror.
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What to notice
Memory interrupts Percivale's surrender to desire. His renewed awareness of duty leads directly to the religious gesture and the pavilion's sudden transformation.
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What prompts Percivale to remember his knighthood and his earlier promise?
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