Essays Tagged: "Iseult"

The theme of disguise in "Tristan and Iseult" by Rosemary Sutcliff.

Disguises and impersonations appear often in Tristan and Iseult by Rosemary Sutcliff. They add to the story and are important in many of the themes throughou ... to save his life, and is the better off for it. This leads into the love story between Tristan and Iseult.Tristan is in a ship when he has to use disguise to save his life. King Marc has just found t ... e significant than the first. It allows Tristan to be in Ireland a second time, where Tristan meets Iseult. This is very important to the plot of the story. At one point when Tristan is in Ireland, Is ...

(4 pages) 34 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

An essay depicting the controversy towards religious beliefs in Joseph Bedier's "The Romance of Tristan & Iseult"

The theme of religion in Joseph Bedier's The Romance of Tristan & Iseult is extremely controversial. Throughout the story there are many conflicting scenes that portr ... story there are many conflicting scenes that portray a unique practice of Christianity. Tristan and Iseult believe in God and continuously ask for his protection, yet banish any belief of guilt for th ... scenes that prove contradiction are those that contain the character of Ogrin, and the abolition of Iseult. Another conflict with the belief in God, is the simultaneous belief in magic and the superna ...

(9 pages) 34 0 4.3 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers