Launcelot And Guinevere: Entreprenelot Changes

Launcelot was an unsuccessful knight when it came to upholding the Code of Chivalry due to his love for Queen Guinevere. Launcelot and Guinevere began to spend an increased amount of time together without King Arthur’s presence. Neither of them realized it at the time, but a bond between the two grew exponentially. Because of this Launcelot and Guinevere were wretched when Launcelot was forced to go on a quest and leave Guinevere in Camelot. On this quest, Launcelot came across the Castle Carbonek where King Pelles and his daughter, Elaine, lived. Launcelot spent a great deal of time at Castle Carbonek. During this time Elaine, King Pelles’ daughter, had fallen in love with Launcelot, but she knew he loved Guinevere. She was so desperate …show more content…
Even though Launcelot slept with Elaine, he thought it was Guinevere. The next day he left not because he was upset with Elaine, but more because he felt ashamed. It did not make a difference it wasn’t actually Guinevere, and if it had been she, Launcelot would not have changed a thing. Launcelot was so ashamed of himself because he wasn’t remorseful about his breaking of the code. Launcelot broke two laws of chivalry, the second and the fifth. The second law states, “Fly from treason and all untruthfulness and dishonest dealings” (Green 70). Launcelot was dishonest by not telling Arthur his feelings for Guinevere. He had also wished Elaine had been Guinevere, even after the fact, which means he is committing treason. A part of the fifth law says, “Never, on pain of death and eternal disgrace, do any ill thing to a woman” (Green 70). This means to never do anything bad to a woman. Launcelot just left Elaine without saying a thing, and she died of a broken-heart because of it. In conclusion, although Launcelot was a very good knight, he did not uphold the Code of Chivalry because of his love for his king’s wife,