What was the occasion for the tournament?
What led Lancelot to Astolat? What caused Elaine's passion for him? Why did he wear her favor? What were the consequences of his wearing it?
Elaine's love for Lancelot led her to what different acts? What did Lancelot's devotion to Guinevere lead him to do?
At what dramatic moment did Elaine's body reach Camelot? How did the event affect the King? Guinevere? Lancelot?
Characters.—From what Arthur says and does, do you find any change in him since his appearance in Gareth and Lynette?
Do Lancelot and Guinevere, as they talk of him, reveal any real weakness in his character?
What personal characteristics does Guinevere show in the opening interview? What at the conclusion of the story?
How is Lancelot pictured in the opening interview? in the night that he spends at Astolat? How does he appear when he defends himself after Elaine's letter has been read? What, on the whole, is our feeling for him? Show how his life was a tragedy.
Describe Elaine as we first see her. Does it seem consistent with her retiring, almost timid, nature to press Lancelot to wear her favor and later to confess her love to him? How do you account for her doing it? What is the charm of her character?
Contrast Elaine and Guinevere.