A Literary Analysis Of Aesop's Werewolf '
Tyler DeFoor
Oxoby
CH 201
12 May 2014
Aesop’s Werewolf In Marie de France’s “The Were-Wolf”, after baron Bisclavaret’s wife finds out he is a werewolf, she quickly rats out his secret to a knight that has wanted her hand in order to get rid of the baron. Later in the story, Bisclavaret and his wife meet up again while he is permanently stuck in wolf form. He ends up gaining his humanity back and the King drives his wife and her knight husband out of the land. If this were one of Aesop’s fables, the moral of the story is to never betray love, as can be seen from the consequences of Bisclavaret’s wife’s betrayal. The beginning of the story talks about how in love Bisclavaret and his wife are. “All his love was set on her, and all her
Oxoby
CH 201
12 May 2014
Aesop’s Werewolf In Marie de France’s “The Were-Wolf”, after baron Bisclavaret’s wife finds out he is a werewolf, she quickly rats out his secret to a knight that has wanted her hand in order to get rid of the baron. Later in the story, Bisclavaret and his wife meet up again while he is permanently stuck in wolf form. He ends up gaining his humanity back and the King drives his wife and her knight husband out of the land. If this were one of Aesop’s fables, the moral of the story is to never betray love, as can be seen from the consequences of Bisclavaret’s wife’s betrayal. The beginning of the story talks about how in love Bisclavaret and his wife are. “All his love was set on her, and all her