Ivanhoe: resumo de Chapter 29

O que acontece

1. Rebecca tends Ivanhoe with affection, but Urfried prevents her from bringing Cedric to supply information about the siege.
2. Sheltered behind an old shield, Rebecca watches from a window and describes the attackers to Ivanhoe.
3. The Black Knight strikes down Front-de-Bœuf, whose followers carry him away, and the attackers capture the outwork.
4. Bois-Guilbert destroys the connecting plank, blocking immediate passage into the castle, while the attackers secure their captured position.
5. Ivanhoe praises chivalry and lasting fame, while Rebecca questions whether glory justifies suffering and slaughter.
6. Ivanhoe falls asleep, and Rebecca moves away, struggling against her attachment and her guilt about her father.

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O que observar

Rebecca responds to the killing of defenders after the outwork falls. Her distress challenges Ivanhoe’s excitement and prepares their argument about the value of military glory.

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