1. While there is no official prologue, I feel like the first paragraph acts as a sort of replacement. It allows the reader to have an idea of where the story is going. To me, the first paragraph is telling that this is a story of the anguishes and misfortunes of love. Though it is not a proverb, or as profound as the prologue of Erec and Enide, it acts in the same way just without a label. I have a feeling this is not the typical love story, and the reader may actually get to experience misfortune instead of the standard happy, or neutral ending. I feel like the author is indeed laying out the morall of the story within the first few lines but does not mantion it to see who is paying attention. It tell
2. The very first thing that sticks out to me is that the tale is, “not of his honour but of his disgrace.” Most stories that knights recount are their victories, however it is strange for a knight to tell the public a story of loss.
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