Lady Of Landuc Analysis

The Lady of Landuc’s actions were a consequence of Yvain's dishonorable oath on courtly love. Yvain married The Lady of Landuc saying, “I’m wholly yours; I’ve pledged today to yield to you and to obey all your commands.”(Bédier, 1973, p. 56) Yvain’s pledge is relevant because it plays a major significance later when he neglects her. Yvain ignored his oath completely when she commanded him to come back to her within a year of fighting for his pride of self-reputation as the best knight. Yvain became aware of how he overstayed and his lady sent a maid to take what she had given him to protect him in battle, “The ring will be your mail and shield.” (Bédier, 1973, p. 73) When the maid confronts Yvain she accuses him of treachery and makes it clear
Tristan married Iseult of The White hands in a heated moment of loneliness and regrets it quickly after when it’s time for them to have their honeymoon. He lies to her saying, “Mother of God, and I made a vow to Her that, delivered from the dragon through Her courtesy, would I ever wed, for one year I would abstain from kissing and embracing my wife.” (De Troyes, 1975, p. 154) Iseult of the White Hands respects what he says and gladly embraced it, but not too long passes until she weeps for him neglecting her. Her brother, Kaherdin finds out of what Tristan has been doing to his sister and confronts him saying, “ you betrayed your faith and shamed our family.. know that I challenge you.” (De Troyes, 1975, p. 160) Kaherdin shows the contrast between man and woman when they’re enraged as he forgives Tristan and has pity on him when he learns of the potion and love that corrupted his body for Iseult the Fair. Iseult of the White Hands acts on the contrary when she overhears what her husband revealed, “A woman’s wrath is a fearful thing, and all men fear it for according to her love, so will her vengeance be; and their love and their hate come quickly but their hate lives longer than their love.” (De Troyes, 1975, p. 196) Iseult of the White Hands anger takes a toll on she whom he loved most for being the primary cause of the pain she burdened, “If only some day she could avenge herself on her whom he loved most in the world.” (De Troyes, 1975, p. 196) The day comes when she deceives her husband of her brother arriving with a black flag that symbolized Iseult the Fair not coming to aid him before his death. He then no longer fights to stay alive and dies. Iseult the Fair is anguished with grief for not being there on his last days or taking his word previously when he asked