Tristan & Isolde Tristan

Background information

Author
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There were several authors and several versions of the story

Language
French, German, Spanish, Italian

Date
12-16 centuries

Genre
Chivalric + Myth
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Plot

It is a tragic love story of knight & princess


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Tristan was a nephew of King Mark ( future husband of Isolde)


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They feel in love on the way to Isolde's new home
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Because of .. yy

They move to forest for 3 years
( fr )

Tristan marries ANOTHER Isolde ii

Tristan was wounded in fight oo

He waits Isolde, but she was late ( he died)

Isolde died after him from grief pp

Characters

Tristan aa

Isolde ss

King Mark dd

Tristan's wife ff

Themes

love gg

loyalty hh

Betrayal jj

suffering ll

Tristan& Isolde

Knight& King

Tristan& uncle Mark(king)

From love
from betrayal
from death

Symbols

Poison

Magic zz

2 Isoldes

Symbol of 2 types of love
1)platonic
2)heavenly, pure

3 years in a forest

Number of incompletion