The Lais of Marie de France
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Prologue I. Guigemar II. Equitan III. Le Fresne IV. Bisclavret V. Lanval VI. Les Deus Amanz VII. Yonec VIII. Laüstic IX. Milun X. Chaitivel XI. Chevrefoil XII. Eliduc
Themes
All Themes Love and Suffering Virtue, Vice, and Justice Gender Roles and Class Status Magic and Storytelling
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Characters
All Characters Marie de France Guigemar The Young Lady Meriaduc Equitan The Seneschal The Seneschal’s Wife The Slanderous Wife (Le Fresne’s Mother) Le Fresne Gurun La Codre Bisclavret Bisclavret’s Wife/Ex-Wife Bisclavret’s Wife’s Lover Lanval The Fairy Lady King Arthur Arthur’s Queen The Lord of the Pistrians The Lord of the Pistrians’ Daughter The Young Man The Lady of Caerwent Muldumarec Yonec The Lord of Caerwent The Married Lady The Bachelor Knight Milun The Damsel Milun’s Son The Indecisive Lady The Wounded Knight Tristram Iseult Eliduc Guildelüec Guilliadun
Terms
All Terms Lay/Lai
Symbols
All Symbols Animals
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The Lais of Marie de France

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Marie de France

The Lais of Marie de France Symbols

Animals

Animals symbolize the suffering that’s unavoidable in human love. Throughout the Lais, both magical and non-magical animals play supporting roles in human love affairs, often by suffering for the lovers’ sake in some way…

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