Dame Ragnelle
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Dame Ragnelle is an enchantress in Arthurian legend whose marriage to Sir Gawain reveals the answer to what women most desire and explores themes of sovereignty and transformation.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian character
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enchantress ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| answerGivenAs | sovereignty over their own lives and choices ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Arthur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Round Table NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
chivalry
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female desire ⓘ marriage ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| characterArc | from cursed outsider to honored lady of the court ⓘ |
| conditionOfRescue | marriage to Sir Gawain ⓘ |
| culturalContext | medieval English literature ⓘ |
| curseBrokenBy | Gawain granting her sovereignty ⓘ |
| genre | Arthurian romance ⓘ |
| hasVariant | The Wife of Bath’s Tale loathly lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Celtic sovereignty tales ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryText | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Middle English romance ⓘ |
| medium | medieval narrative poem ⓘ |
| moralFocus |
inner versus outer beauty
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keeping one’s word ⓘ respect for women’s autonomy ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to articulate women’s desire for mastery in marriage ⓘ |
| relatedMotif |
loathly lady motif
ⓘ
sovereignty goddess motif ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle: A Middle English Arthurian Romance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresFromGawain | freedom to choose her own form ⓘ |
| revealsAnswerTo | what women most desire ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | rescues King Arthur from a deadly bargain ⓘ |
| setting | Arthurian Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Sir Gawain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
female sovereignty
ⓘ
the power of choice in relationships ⓘ the union of beauty and virtue ⓘ |
| testsCharacterOf |
King Arthur
NERFINISHED
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Sir Gawain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transformsFrom | loathly lady ⓘ |
| transformsTo | beautiful woman ⓘ |
| undergoes | enchantment ⓘ |
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