Laustic
Chaitvel
Chevrefoil
100
What is one rule of courtly love that Laustic embodies?
Answers can vary (1, 14, 17, 18, 20, 28, 31)
100
What is the name given to the four knights by the maiden?
What is "Four Mornings."
100
By comparison, how long is this lay?
It is the shortest of Marie's lais
200
What does "Laustic" translate to in english?
Nightingale
200
What is the meaning of the name "Chaitivel"?
The Wretch
300
What did the neighbor do with the "Laustic"?
Captured it and killed it
300
What is the fate of the knights at the end of the story?
3 die, one survives
300
What three Loyalties are strained against courtly love?
Loyalty to Family, Fuedalship, and Marriage.
400
Where does Laustic take place?
In a town near St. Malo, France
400
Why is the story named the way it is?
Because the knight at the end is cursed to live, knowing he will never be able to have all of the maidens love
400
What is the main theme in this Lay?
Courtly Love
500
What do the french call the "Laustic"?
"Rossignol"
500
The footnotes say that the writer of the Laustic was a failed poet. How does this poet compare according to the notes?
The poet manages to immortalize her lover by writing a successful lai from her pain from love.
500
What is a Chevrefoil? What relationship does it symbolize?
Goatleaf, or honeysuckle. It represents Tristam and the queen.
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