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Bisclavret is a Breton baron who regularly turns into a werewolf. After Bisclavret’s wife betrays him by making it impossible for him to transform into a human again, he lives in the forest. One day, he encounters the king hunting in the forest, and when the king sees the creature’s intelligent gaze, Bisclavret is taken to live in comfort at the king’s castle. Sometime later, when Bisclavret’s ex-wife visits the king, Bisclavret attacks her in a rage and disfigures her face. Soon after, Bisclavret’s human identity is found out, and his ex-wife returns his clothes, allowing him to become human again. Then the king vindicates Bisclavret, restoring his lands and status to him.
Bisclavret Quotes in The Lais of Marie de France
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Not long afterwards, as I understand it, the king, who was wise and courtly, went into the forest where Bisclavret had been discovered. Bisclavret accompanied him and on the way home that night the king took lodging in that region. Bisclavret’s wife learnt of this and, dressing herself elegantly, went next day to speak to the king, taking an expensive present for him. When Bisclavret saw her approach, no one could restrain him. He dashed towards her like a madman. Just hear how successfully he took his revenge. He tore the nose right off her face.
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Bisclavret Quotes in The Lais of Marie de France
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IV. Bisclavret
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Not long afterwards, as I understand it, the king, who was wise and courtly, went into the forest where Bisclavret had been discovered. Bisclavret accompanied him and on the way home that night the king took lodging in that region. Bisclavret’s wife learnt of this and, dressing herself elegantly, went next day to speak to the king, taking an expensive present for him. When Bisclavret saw her approach, no one could restrain him. He dashed towards her like a madman. Just hear how successfully he took his revenge. He tore the nose right off her face.
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