Votional Violence In Bisclavret By Marie De France

All the motivations conflict with each other constantly. On one hand, Linda "more than loves her husband, she admires him" (1213). She wants to follow his dreams to the end, but at the same time

Another factor that proves Bisclavaret should be allowed to go free is the lack of evidence surrounding him harming others over the duration of his life in the state of a were-wolf. For instance, when attacked by the King and his men, Bisclavaret did no harm to any of them. Instead, “he ran to him for pity and for grace.” Furthermore, one of the King’s counsellors says of Bisclavaret, “He goes in and out amongst us, nor has molested any man, neither done wrong or felony to any.” While in his were-wolf state, Bisclavaret did pose as a threat to others, aside from his former wife and her current husband, especially without reason. As for the time spent in his human state, Bisclavaret did no harm at all. According to the text, his overall behavior

In Bisclavret, we see a prominent moment of fear. Bisclavret’s wife becomes afraid of him even because of his disappearance for three days at a time with no explanation on where he went and what became of him. Although, he was never violent towards her, his anger and unknown whereabouts made her fearful. Moreover, she feared that his disappearance meant she was losing him to another women. This distress is made known when the lady confronts her husband and asks him with hesitation about his whereabouts. Her husband gives an honest response and assures her that she has nothing to worry about. However, the wife has a lack of understanding and decides that she cannot “lie with him” anymore.

Imagine waking up one day and transforming into a werewolf, experiencing a change like no other, where you couldn't tell other individuals for fear of death. Bisclavaret was forced to deal with this emotional and physical change by himself. To keep himself and his wife safe, he was forced to leave their house three days out of every week. Some disagree saying that his wife is the one who was betrayed by her own husband because he withheld this important information from her. However, once questioned by his wife about his disappearances, he connected with his emotions by using his ethics and trusting her enough to tell her his secret.

The wife is the true betrayer here, as she made a vow to her king to love him for better and for worse, yet she did not uphold either one of those promises. Bisclavaret could not help being a Were-Wolf, but the wife could have stayed by his side anyway. Bisclavaret didn't even want to tell his wife about his secret, but she begged him to so he did. The moment he told her, she betrayed him by telling the knight his secret. Yes, having a husband that’s a Were-Wolf is pretty bizarre, however, she could have very easily tried to sort things out orally, instead of going behind his back and leaving him in the dust after she promised otherwise.

The story begins with The Wife questioning Bisclaravet and his whereabouts. Being “a man of office and repute,” Bisclaravet is honest and admits, “Wife, I become Bisclaravet. I enter in the forest, and live on prey and roots, within the thickest of the wood.” When The Wife finds out that his returning to his clothing after becoming a werewolf is the only way to turn back to a man, she pesters him into revealing his hiding

Townie, written by Andre Dubus III, is a memoir that portrays the detailed events, good or bad, of Andre Dubus III’s life as an adolescent until maturity. Dubus describes himself gaudily, explaining his battles as a boy growing up in the Boston area. Growing up without a cookie cutter father, Andre never had a strong and omniscient figure to help him throughout childhood. The only thing that became a common theme in his life was violence. Violence is present in his lifetime through many forms, starting as him getting beaten up by bullies and ending with him getting in fights as an adult with little to no motive. This continual violence brings out a fury and terror that Andre has to fight against his entire life. While he does eventually become content with his life without fighting, he initially has to fight through many obstructions to get to this point. These hindrances, though from an outsider’s perspective are tragic, shape him into the person he is today.

The loss of his love is more important to Bisclavret then anything else. The entire description of who he is, is almost a foreshadowing of what he will be like when he does turn into a werewolf. He is no different in beast form as he was in human form. It is his wife who betrays not him. The loyalty of Bisclavret is also shown when he explains how he has not taken on a lover but something almost far worse. The way the narrator described the reaction of Bisclavret sums up how loyal he is. “in God’s name have mercy on me! If I tell you this, great harm will come to me for as a result I shall lose your love and destroy myself.” (69). Spoke directly back to his wife, he was asking for mercy from his wife and not mercy from God alone. He knew he was doing wrong and he wanted nothing more but the approval of his wife. It is as if he wants more of an approval from his wife and not God, he needs mercy from both. The narrator explains how Bisclavret did not even want to explain, he was very nervous and did not want to share his story. The word “coaxing” stands out in this part of the story because the knight was such a noble man but now when it is time to reveal his secret he turned shy and cowardly. He did not want to run the risk of being judged falsely. Although Bisclavret was ashamed of being this beast, he still remained loyal to his wife he even trusted her with these

Wealth and property feature heavily in the wife’s portrayal of marriage and along with the issue of her independence is responsible for many of her marital conflicts. The first three husbands "riche and olde" were married each for "hir land and hir tresoor" then discarded as the Wife looks for other prospects. When one of these husbands tries to restrict the Wife’s spending she refuses to let him be both "maister of my body and of my good" so refuses sexual favours in return for her freedom as she will not become a mere possession. She generalizes that women "love no man that taketh or keepth charge" suggesting an element of independence and individualism in 14th century marriage. The wife resents being controlled; she

She is seen as a weak and fickle woman. When her ship wrecks, “she felt the need of advice'; (49). Alatiel doesn’t know how to do things on her own. She has always had servants to help her. After Alatiel realizes all that happened to the ship and everyone on it she “weeps bitterly'; (49). At this point Alatiel’s unbelievable adventures begin. She is taken to Pericone’s house. Pericone falls in love with her and wants to sleep with her. Alatiel tells her servants that “she herself had decided never to let anyone but her husband enjoy her'; (50). Pericone gets Alatiel drunk and into bed with him. Alatiel’s values aren’t so strong because Pericone gets her to sleep with him. After she loses her virginity “she often invited herself not with words…but with actions'; to Pericone (51). When Alatiel is taken from Pericone by Marato, she weeps but is soon comforted “with the assistance of the holy Stiff-in-hand God gave to man';(52). It doesn’t take much to comfort Alatiel. In the beginning of the story she doesn’t want to sleep with a man that is not her husband. By the first man Alatiel encounters her views on sex have changed. Alatiel’s adventures do not stop after two men. When Marato loses Alatiel the prince of Morea gets her. It doesn’t take Alatiel long to get over Marato.

Despite the fact that the knight despises her, the old woman persists on getting the knight to love her. While the knight is complaining about how terrible his marriage is, the old woman says he will give him the choice of she either being old and unattractive, or young and more attractive, making males more attracted to her. She tried to give him the choice of which way he wanted her, when in all reality, she was gaining more control over him by allowing him to think he had control over her. After this, the old woman

Butler explains to her readers the ample reasons why wives of the medieval time period would decide to leave their husbands. In fact, on page 338 of her article, Butler writes, “The goal of this paper is to provide a more comprehensive perspective of husband desertion, including the risks involved in deserting one’s husband, the wife’s motivations, and the logistics of desertion” (Butler 338). She begins her article with some background information in hopes to enlighten her readers that at this point in history, men had all the power in any marriage. Following the brief history of the misogyny found in medieval marriages, Butler uses the rest of her article to explain to her readers the trials and tribulations these wives had to go through, the risk of others knowing she wanted to leave, and what made the wives want to leave at all.

However, we are more surprised to see his nature precludes him from stopping his wife from abandoning the house. Despite what he did, she, with a kind-hearted nature, gives him a chance `hoping to call her back' but the mindless cruel man does not ask her to get back, in lieu, he lets her go without even letting her divine why.

Firstly, in order to ensure Aziza’s safety, Laila sacrifices her future and the idea of true love. After living with Mariam and Rasheed for a few days following the bombing, Laila receives news that Tariq has died. After hearing the news of Tariq’s death, Rasheed suggests that Laila marry him and live with him and Mariam. Rasheed explains, ““These days, times being what they are, a woman needs a husband. Haven’t you noticed all the widows sleeping on the streets? They would kill for this chance.” … “He wants an answer by this morning.” Mariam said. “He can have it now,” the girl said. “My answer is yes.”” (Hosseini, 216) By choosing to marry Rasheed, Laila has thrown away all opportunities of finding another true love to marry. Upon hearing of Tariq’s death, Laila is heartbroken because she was in love with him and wanted to spend her life with him. Now

To make a grand dénouement, the princess although barbaric, allowed the young lover to live and prosper with a new wife. Sometimes love takes us down unusual paths but we will always find the right path back