Eliducwas written by the medieval poet Marie de France and talks about the story of the knight from Brittany, Eliduc. As the main character, Eliduc was portrayed within the Brenton lay as a trusted and loyal servant of the king of their land. Within this literary piece, the accounts of romantic love, loyalty, and the bonds between a man and his wife. The whole piece mainly focused on how important it is for someone to remain faithful when it comes to marriage. Within Eliduc, the two wives of the protagonist of the story have shown that it is realistically necessary for marriages to be built not just with love, but also with fidelity for one another. This paper will analyze how this narration has talked about the themes of love, loyalty, and marriage.
Romantic love in Eliduc…show more content… Princess Guillardun was the first one to show interest with Eliduc, and she was also the first one who enacted in accordance to emotions; “She sent her privy chamberlain to the knight, praying him to come to her house, that she might solace herself with the story of his deeds, for greatly she wondered that he had no care for her friendship.” This request was much granted by Eliduc because of his “desire to meet so high a dame”. In this situation alone, it can be seen that the princess was the one who first developed the feelings of romantic love between them. Analyzing the princess, it looks like her character is quite aggressive with her emotions and she wants for her desires to be followed. Her strong personality, even if she is a sweet young lady, has contributed to the boldness she asserted for the sake of
