9. There was no knight in the city who really needed a place to stay whom he did
ID: 3011263 • Letter: 9
Question
9. There was no knight in the city
who really needed a place to stay
whom he didn’t invite to join him
to be well and richly served.
Lanval gave rich gifts.
Lanval released prisoners,
Lanval dressed jongleurs [performers],
Lanval offered great honors.
There was no stranger or friend
to whom Lanval didn’t give.
A.) This passage illustrates the way in which Lanval’s private life of eroticism with the fairy mistress has made him a better person in the public life.
B.) This passage, by repetition (anaphora) of Lanval’s name, shows that he is the passive recipient of all the goods that the fairy mistress now gives him.
C.) This passage illustrates the homosocial bonding that becomes threatened by the Queen’s accusation of homosexuality.
D.) Both A and B.
E.) A, B, and C.
That's all there is to the question.
Explanation / Answer
This passage has been taken from the peom lais of Marie de France.
As per the context of the peom, all of the first three options are correct. But we are supposed to answer this question in context of the given passage.
From the given passage, we can see that Lanval is distributing gifts amongs the knights. He is honouring the knights. Also, he frees the prisoners. Therefore, the repetition of Lanval's name in the passage exhibits that he is the passive recipient of all the goods that the fairy mistress now gives him.
Hence, the second option is the correct choice.
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