Investigate, Inquire, and Imagine, page 185

Recall

1a. Why are Tristan and the Queen separated? To what is their love compared?

2a. Why does Tristan return to Cornwall?

3a. How does the Queen discover that Tristan is waiting for her in the forest?

Analyze

4a. List signs of the love between Tristan and the Queen.

Evaluate

5a. Judge whether the love between Tristan and the Queen is honorable. Do you think their love is portrayed realistically or idealistically?

Interpret

1b. What does this comparison suggest about their love?

2b. What do Tristan's actions reveal about his feelings for the Queen?

3b. Why might the Queen hope that Tristan is reconciled with the King?

Synthesize

4b. Who do you think shows greater love—Tristan or the Queen?

Extend

5b. What qualities do you think make a solid relationship?

Understanding Literature, page 185

Romance and Courtly Love. According to the code of courtly love, the lover knows himself or herself to be truly in love if he or she is overcome by extreme, transforming emotion. Read about other aspects of the code in the Handbook of Literary Terms. In a chart, note the ways in which Tristan and the Queen fit the code of courtly love.

Graphic Organizer

Writer's Journal, page 186

1. Write a journal entry from the Queen's point of view about her separation from Tristan.

2. Imagine that this story took place in modern times. How would it be different? Write an adaptation of this Breton lai that tells of a modern Tristan and Iseut.

3. Write your own medieval romance. Include a knight and an idealized woman. Show how they prove their love. Use your own paper as necessary.

Integrating the Language Arts, page 186

Language, Grammar, and Style

Contractions in Sentences. Rewrite the following sentences, writing out all contractions. Then identify the simple subject (SS) and verb.

1. Don't be surprised.
SS: Verb:

2. He hid alone in the forest, for he didn't want anyone to see him.
SS: Verb:

3. They told him they'd heard that the barons had been summoned.
SS: Verb:

4. Briefly I'll name it for you.
SS: Verb:

5. I have told you the truth of the "lai" I've recited for you.
SS: Verb:

Applied English

Personal Letter.Review the form of the personal letter. Then write a personal letter from Tristan to King Mark asking for forgiveness and requesting permission to return to Tintagel.

Vocabulary

Defining Words with French Origins. Many words enter the English language from other languages. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of these words that are taken or adapted from French.

beret

cafe

valet

hors d'oeuvre

tete-a-tete