Monday, September 10, 2012
Malory: Launcelot and Elaine
I found that through out this whole section emotions turning to love or lust or just being showed by incredibly strong gestures even if it is a little deal is a big thing throughout it, that all the caring turns into lust and all of that and even more so it seems to be a theme carried throughout the book in general. That they love someone so much that they must fight / die if they do not pick the girl they are "supposed" to choose to marry or love. As well as every time that someone seems to go off alone trouble is always around the corner and they never seem to be expecting it and just walk straight into it every time which always leaves the story open to new twists and turns or different scenarios in the same problem.
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It is true that there seem to be very few platonic love relationships in Malory's text. Almost every relationship that Malory describes becomes one of extreme lust or desire. In many cases these relationships form out of adultery, and this is an interesting fact because only sometimes are such adulterous relationships hidden. For example, Queen Qwenivere and Launcelot have a relationship that seems to be secret only to King Arthur. Every other character openly discusses their scandals throughout the court, which is interesting.
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