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Bisclavret
Bisclavret’s wife is, of course, married to Bisclavret. She is a suspicious and discontented spouse. Unaware that Bisclavret is a werewolf, she presses him mercilessly about his whereabouts each week, and when she learns the truth, she betrays him by sending her lover to steal Bisclavret’s clothes and ensuring that he can’t become human again. Later, when she brings the king a gift, Bisclavret attacks her in revenge, tearing her nose off. Then, the king has her tortured to find out the truth about Bisclavret. She quickly tells him everything and brings Bisclavret’s hidden clothes. After Bisclavret’s transformation and the restoration of his baronage, the ex-wife and her lover are banished from the kingdom. Bisclavret’s wife goes on to have many children, and the girls are born without noses, a reminder of their mother’s disloyalty.
Bisclavret’s Wife/Ex-Wife 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’s Wife/Ex-Wife 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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