Le Morte Darthur, Chapter 80 summary
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In Chapter 80, Sir Pelleas explains that he submits to capture and humiliation because this lets him see Lady Ettard, who rejects his love and tries to drive him away. Sir Gawaine pledges to help him and proposes borrowing his horse and armor to enter her castle by claiming to have killed him.
What happens
- Pelleas remains near Ettard despite her rejection, defeating her knights before submitting to capture so he can see her.
- Ettard has him bound and humiliated, hoping to force him away, but he refuses to abandon his love.
- Gawaine leaves Sir Carados in the morning and finds Pelleas grieving in the forest.
- Gawaine promises help, identifies his royal family, and hears Pelleas ask him not to betray his trust.
- Gawaine proposes taking Pelleas’s horse and armor to Ettard’s castle and falsely announcing his death to gain entry.
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What to notice
Pelleas links Gawaine’s royal standing with an expectation of trustworthy conduct. His plea makes trust central to the proposed intervention.
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Why does Pelleas let Ettard’s knights capture him?
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