Tristan and Isolde
The ultimate love story….a romance, a tragedy, and the
original love triangle
Tristan
IsoldeIrish Princess
King Mark (of Lyonnesse)
Uncle and father figure to
Tristan
In love with Isolde
Tristan and Isolde(Tristam and Iseult [Yseult])
Mark loves Isolde and sends Tristan to get her from Ireland
On the way back to Cornwall, Tristan and
Isolde drink a magic potion
that makes them fall in love
Mark finds out, imprisons Tristan, and moves Isolde to a leper colony.
Tristan escapes, rescues Isolde, and is wounded by Mark’s poisoned lance
Tristan remarries another Isolde
It is an unhappyMarriage becauseHe still loves his true love
Tristan sends for his true love, Isolde, to help him recover
White sails mean she’s onboard, black sails mean she’s not.
His new wife is jealous and tricks Tristan.
Tristan dies of heartache because he thinks Isolde abandoned him
Isolde dies of heartache as a result of Tristan’s death
Trees growing together from their graves
SYMBOLISM
The ironic deaths at the end make this story a tragedy
So which of the three love triangles do you like the most?
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