SparkNotes: Ivanhoe: Analytical Overview Analytical Overview Chapters 41-44 Study Questions Ivanhoe is first and foremost an adventure novel. Its popularity and longevity have secured it a place as one of the great historical romances of all time. The main goal of the novel is to entertain and excite its readers with a tale of heroism set in the high Middle Ages, and any symbolic or thematic purpose Walter Scott might have is decidedly secondary to that goal. Still, Scott was too intelligent an author to have written a mindless book. In addition to evoking the atmosphere of a vanished era, Ivanhoe's adventure story makes some critical points about an important time in English history, the moment when King Richard the Lion-Hearted returned to England after four years spent fighting in the Crusades and languishing in Austrian and German prisons. The novel's main historical emphasis focuses on the tension between the Saxons and the Normans, the two peoples who inhabited England.

As a matter of course, the novel proposes Ivanhoe, the hero, as a possible resolution to those tensions--not because of anything Ivanhoe does, for he is weirdly inactive for an action hero (he spends more than half the novel on the sidelines with an injury), but for what he is, a Saxon knight who is passionately loyal to King Richard, a Norman king. Structurally, Ivanhoe is divided into three parts, each of them centering around a particular adventure or quest. The first part involves Ivanhoe's return to England in disguise (disguise is a major motif throughout the novel: Ivanhoe, Richard, Cedric, Locksley, and Wamba each mask their identities at some point) and centers around the great jousting tournament held at Ashby-de-la-Zouche. The second part involves Sir Maurice de Bracy's kidnapping of Cedric's Saxon party out of lust for Rowena and centers around the efforts of King Richard (in disguise, of course) and Robin Hood's (Lockley's) merry men to free the prisoners.

The third part involves Rebecca's captivity at the hands of the Templars and Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert, and centers around the trial-by-combat which is arranged to determine whether she will live or die. For a writer whose early novels were prized for their historical accuracy, Scott was remarkably loose with the facts when he wrote Ivanhoe. Historical errors plague the book, and in many cases (as in the depiction of Isaac, presented as the stereotypical literary Jew) the depictions reveal more about mores and attitudes when Scott wrote the book, in 1819, than when the story is supposed to have happened, in around 1194. This has led many contemporary critics, especially fans of Scott's popular Waverly novels, to criticize the book. But it is crucial to remember that Ivanhoe, unlike the Waverly books, is entirely a romance. It is meant to please, not to instruct, and is more an act of imagination than one of research. Despite this fancifulness, however, Ivanhoe does make some prescient historical points. The novel is occasionally quite critical of King Richard, who seems to love adventure more than he loves the well-being of his subjects.

This criticism did not match the typical idealized, romantic view of Richard the Lion-Hearted that was popular when Scott wrote the book, and yet it accurately echoes the way King Richard is often judged by historians today. More Help Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. Search eText, Read Online, Study, Discuss. Influence of 'Ivanhoe' The wonderful 'Ivanhoe' is part of mainstream culture as no other Walter Scott novel is, if only through the (not a patch on the book) film. Very many people's entire idea of the medieval era comes from this novel, not to mention their idea of the Robin Hood story and the relationship between King Richard and his 'bad' brother John. Most later books and films on the subject have followed Scott's interpretation of the period, although some of his history is a little wobbly, as we know.An example is his depiction of a still-polarised England one hundred years after the Conquest, which was probably not the case among the 'common' people at least. Those quibbles aside, it is a book which contains all the adventure, colour and gripping scenes one could ask for. Favourite character? Rebecca - thoughtful and complex.

Honourable mention to Wamba - foolish and wise. ' In these glades I am monarch - they are my kingdom; and these my wild subjects would reck but little of my power, were I, within mine own dominions, to yield place to mortal man.' - Robin of Locksley. Posted By Zaza at Wed 19 Dec 2012, 4:41 PM in Ivanhoe || 0 Replies A great Book This book is really amazing and think that i read it as a homework but i finished love it. I have to say that the begining was a little boring, but as soon as I read it becomes really interesting I couldï¿½t stop reading it. And I read it in just two days spending the whole weekend reading but i donï¿½t regret about it. Itï¿½s one of the best books Iï¿½ve ever read. itï¿½s a shape I read in spanish (my language) but my english has not that level so far.

sorry for my english.:blush: Posted By Love it at Tue 8 Apr 2008, 9:41 PM in Ivanhoe || 0 Replies Ivanhoe Hey there, I'm doing a term paper on Ivanhoe, and my topic is The True Hero of Ivanhoe. I was wondering who you think is the true hero of this book, so I can possibly compare some responses with what I myself am writing. Thanks for any help. Ted Posted By arcadefireted at Tue 25 Mar 2008, 8:24 PM in Ivanhoe || 0 Replies Can't find the Key Facts for this fiction :bawling: Can someone tell me who is the narrator? Posted By kakazinho at Sat 26 Jan 2008, 12:04 AM in Ivanhoe || 0 Replies I read Ivanhoe and I like it very nuch....but I have a question that my teacher asked to me: Discuss Ivanhoe.Focus on the plot lines -how they interconnect? I don't understand how should I answer?:flare: please help....

Posted By kakazinho at Sun 26 Aug 2007, 11:38 AM in Ivanhoe || 2 Replies I always liked Rebecca and I never saw what Ivanhoe saw in boring old Rowena... Posted By Riddleman at Sat 13 Jan 2007, 10:52 PM in Ivanhoe || 7 Replies Ivanhoe I agree with other members that Ivanhoe is not the most rivetting read, however, it was the first true "Historical" novel, and established the genre as we know it today. Can I just clarify one thing, the basic mistake made by modern readers is to refer to the hero as "Ivanhoe", his title and name was "Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe" which could be shortened to "Sir Wilfred", but NEVER to "Sir Ivanhoe"! In the 1952 film, everyone, including his father, refers to him as "Ivanhoe" this is typical Holywood history, it would be equivelant to the father of Bill Smith calling him "Smith"! Greatest Book ever I love this book more then any book I've read (besides the bible).

Sir Walter Scott is the wisest book writer that I've ever known(besides God). The plot was awsome. I never thought that the BK (Black Knight) was Richard the BK (Big King). I really liked Wamba, I even wrote an essay about Wamba called "Not only a Jester: A Wamba Story. Every body thought he was just a stupid Jester and they didnt know that behind the jokes there was a brave and wise hero. If someone made a play about Ivanhoe that would be cool. This is the Greatest book ever. Posted By makenzie at Tue 26 Apr 2005, 2:44 PM in Ivanhoe || 8 Replies No Subject This book is total great. What is unique about this books is that Sir Ivanhoe combines alliance with Robin Hood (originally Sir Robert of Locksley) to fight against Prince John and free King Richard the Lion-Hearted from Tirol. They were helped by Isaac of York, Girth, Wamba and other allies of their sides. Besides, Ivanhoe's romance with Lady Rowena is one of the interesting parts of the whole storyline.

The English used by Sir Walter Scott is so strong until that encouraged me more to read the book. This book enhanced more of my learning skills in English practical grammar. Another advantage for me is that I get to know more about the Ancient History of Great Britain. Everyone believed that King Richard was a great ruler. For me, I would support the release of King Richard and when getting to know with Ivanhoe and Robin, imagining I'd love to be their friend and ally. Posted By Nataku at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Ivanhoe || 0 Replies I love this book This book was just a blast to read, trying to guess the twisting turns and finding out the true turn made this book exciting. I can't see why anyone would find this a dry and dull work. It made quick work of my reluctance to read it at first. It does have some pretty anti-semetic lines but it just adds to the plight of the romance. Ivanhoe has made me somewhat obsessive over the classics and the romantics. So Enjoy, even though if it's an assignment bear with it you may be suprised. Posted By Rev.

at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Ivanhoe || 0 Replies Ivanhoe Ivanhoe First Edition, First Impression: Ivanhoe; A Romance. By "The Author of Waverley" &c. In Three Volumes. Vol. I (II-III). Edinburgh. Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co. 90, Cheapside, London, 1820. Composition | Sources | Synopsis | Reception | Links Composition Ivanhoe was the first novel in which Scott adopted a purely English subject, portraying the enmity of Saxons and Normans during the reign of Richard I (1189-99). Various explanations have been offered for Scott's decision to turn to medieval England. J. G. Lockhart in his Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. (1837-38) suggests that it may have been sparked by the 'after-dinner conversation' of his friend William Clerk which first drew Scott's attention to racial tensions in post-Norman Conquest England.

Clerk noted how our names for livestock generally have Anglo-Saxon origins (e.g. sheep, pig, cow) which are exchanged for Anglo-French terms once they are prepared for the table (e.g. mutton, pork, beef). This illustration of the subservience of labouring Saxon to land-owning Norman was subsequently inserted in Ivanhoe. For Graham Tulloch, editor of the recent Edinburgh Edition of the novel (1998), Clerk's observation may have combined with a childhood memory of seeing Saxons and Normans aligned at opposite sides of the stage in John Logan's play Runnamede (1784). It has also been suggested that Scott wished to give fictional form to the ideas explored in his 'Essay on Chivalry' (1818), to seek an English historical equivalent of the feudal clan-based society that he had portrayed in Waverley , Rob Roy , and A Legend of Montrose , or to take up Joanna Baillie's suggestion that he devote a novel to the persecution of witches. The Middle Ages may, moreover, have been particularly present in Scott's mind, as he was acquiring antique weapons for the 'armoury' at Abbotsford .

Whatever first drew Scott to King Richard's England, it is clear that, first and foremost, he wished to start afresh, abandoning subject-matter of which he feared the public would rapidly tire. It was Scott's original desire that the novel appear without any indication of authorship. He was curious to see whether the public would recognize the 'author of Waverley' behind the assumed narrative persona of Lawrence Templeton. He even hoped to publish Ivanhoe and his next novel The Monastery in tandem, thus effectively entering into competition with himself. He was ultimately prevailed upon to drop the plan by Archibald Constable, who feared that the two novels would harm each other's sales, especially given that a spurious Fourth Series of Tales of My Landlord would shortly be published. Scott began work on Ivanhoe just as he was emerging from the severe gallstones-related illness which had plagued him while writing The Bride of Lammermoor and A Legend of Montrose. Although Scott had only finished writing A Legend of Montrose at the beginning of June 1819, John Ballantyne records the signing of the contract for Ivanhoe in his journal for the 8th of that month.

In a letter of 14 June to his factor and amanuensis William Laidlaw, Scott indicates that he is keen to begin dictating the new novel. It is unlikely, however, that he had begun before suffering a recurrence of his illness in mid-June. According to Lockhart, this was so severe that Scott believed he was on the point of death and, at one point, called his family to his bedside so that he might take his leave. By 2 July, Scott was sufficiently recovered to have begun dictating the novel. It appears, from the extant manuscript, that Scott dictated most of the first two volumes before resuming writing by hand sometime before 19 August (by which date the second volume was complete). Work on the third volume was very much slower due to a hold-up at the printers who were suffering a shortage of paper. Scott also complains of a 'very slow transcriber' (possibly Laidlaw) whose job it was to transcribe Scott's manuscript in order to preserve the anonymity of the 'Author of Waverley'. It seems likely that Scott, in his frustration, may have temporarily laid aside Ivanhoe and began work on The Monastery.

Despite the delay the novel was complete by 10 November, but persisting paper shortages ensured that it was not published in Edinburgh until 18 December. London publication had to wait until 31 December, as the ship carrying copies to Scott's London publisher Hurst, Robinson, and Co. was caught in a storm. Published so close to the end of the year, Ivanhoe bore the date 1820 on its title-page. Back to top Sources Ivanhoe is set in 1194, when Richard I returned from the Third Crusade to reclaim his kingdom from his brother John, who had usurped much of Richard's power during his long absence in the Holy Land. For his portrayal of Saxon England, Scott drew extensively on Robert Henry's The History of Great Britain, Sharon Turner's The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest, and Joseph Strutt's Sports and Pastimes of the People of England. For the characterization of Richard I, Scott drew on Henry again and on David Hume's The History of England. In many areas of the novel, however, literary sources proved as important as scholarly works.

In his depiction of medieval England, Scott takes much from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Shakespeare's King John is a clear influence on Scott's depiction of Richard's brother and A Merchant of Venice on Scott's Jewish characters. Finally, numerous details are suggested by Joseph Ritson's Robin Hood: A Collection of All the Ancient Poems, Songs, and Ballads. Back to top Synopsis The novel's hero, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, is the son of Cedric, a Saxon nobleman. In the hope of one day restoring the Saxon dynasty, Cedric wishes to marry his ward Rowena, a descendant of Alfred the Great, to Athelstane of Coningsburgh, a descendant of Edward the Confessor. Ivanhoe's love for Rowena, however, threatens these plans, leading Cedric to disinherit him. Ivanhoe joins the Third Crusade, and, fighting alongside Richard the Lionheart in the Holy Land, wins the King's favour. The novel begins with Ivanhoe's return to England, where Prince John is plotting to depose his brother Richard, who has been taken captive in Austria on his way home from the Crusades.

On his way to a great tournament at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ivanhoe visits his father's house disguised as a pilgrim. Here he saves the life of Isaac, a rich Jew of York, by warning him of a planned ambush. At Ashby, Ivanhoe, with the help of the King who has returned to England in disguise, vanquishes all of King John's supporters, including his great personal enemy, the Templar Sir Brian de Bois-Guilbert and the brutal baron Front-de-Boeuf. Ivanhoe is wounded in the tournament and nursed back to health by Isaac's daughter Rebecca. Bois-Guilbert and Front-de-Boeuf then assist a mercenary leader Maurice de Bracy in a plan to abduct Rowena. Her travelling party, which includes Cedric, Athelstane, Isaac, Rebecca, and the still-recovering Ivanhoe, is attacked and all are led captive to Front-de-Boeuf's Castle of Torquilstone. Here Rowena and Rebecca courageously resist the advances of, respectively de Bracy and Bois-Guilbert, who has become enamoured of the Jewess.

The castle is successfully besieged by a band of Saxons and outlaws, led by Locksley (alias Robin Hood) and King Richard himself, and the prisoners liberated except Rebecca, whom Bois-Guilbert carries off to the Preceptory of Templestowe. The unexpected arrival at Templestowe of the Grand Master of the Knights Templar leads to a charge of witchcraft against Rebecca, who only manages to escape immediate execution by demanding trial by combat. At the last moment, Ivanhoe appears as her champion to a face a reluctant Bois-Guilbert who has been commanded to represent his order. At the first pass, Bois-Guilbert falls dead from his horse, unwounded but 'a victim to the violence of his own contending passions'. At the end, Richard reconciles Ivanhoe and Cedric, Athelstane withdraws his claim to Rowena's hand, and Ivanhoe and Rowena marry. Rebecca, stifling her love for Ivanhoe, accompanies her father to Spain, where they hope to find a more tolerant society. Back to top Reception Ivanhoe was as much a success with the critics as it was with the reading public.

For Francis Jeffrey in the Edinburgh Review, the work showed 'at least as much genius as any of those with which it must now be numbered'. For the Literary Gazette, it was 'a performance of unequalled excellence' and, for the Quarterly, a 'splendid masque'. Their only major reservations concerned the relatively insipid Rowena and the improbability of Athelstane's resurrection from presumed death at the novel's conclusion. A rare detractor was the British Review which detected an exhausted vein of inspiration and over-rapid, impromptu plotting. Ivanhoe sold at a phenomenal rate. Within less than two weeks, the entire first printing of 10,000 copies was exhausted and the demand for more copies put the printers under serious pressure. Translated into numerous languages, it marked the beginning of Scott's European vogue and the emergence of the historical novel as an international phenomenon. Sir Walter Scott - Biography and Works. Search Texts, Read Online. Discuss. Sir Walter Scott Biography of Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), Scottish writer and poet and one of the greatest historical novelists.

Scott was born on August 15, 1771, in Edinburgh as the son of a solicitor Walter Scott and Anne, a daughter of professor of medicine. An early illness left him lame in the right leg, but he grew up to be a man over six feet and great physical endurance. Scott's interest in the old Border tales and ballads had early been awakened, and he devoted much of his leisure to the exploration of the Border country. He attended Edinburgh High School and studied at Edinburgh University arts and law. Scott was apprenticed to his father in 1786 and in 1792 he was called to the bar. In 1799 he was appointed sheriff depute of the county of Selkirk. In 1797 Scott married Margaret Charlotte Charpenter. They had five children. In 1802-03 Scott's first major work, Minstrelsy Of The Scottish Border appeared. As a poet Scott rose into fame with the publication of The Lay Of The Last Minstrel (1805) about an old border country legend. It became a huge success and made him the most popular author of the day.

It was followed by Marmion (1808), a historical romance in tetrameter. The Lady In The Lake appeared in 1810 and Rokeby in 1813. Scott's last major poem, The Lord Of The Isles, was published in 1815. In 1806 Scott became clerk to the Court of Session in Edinburgh. To increase his income he started a printing and publishing business with his friend James Ballantyne. The enterprise crashed and Scott accepted all debts and tried to pay them off with his writings. In the 1810s Scott published several novels. From this period date such works as Waverley (1814), dealing with the rebellion of 1745, which attempted to restore a Scottish family to the British throne. Scott continued with Guy Mannering (1815) and Tales Of My Landlord (1816). Rob Roy (1817) a portrait of one of Scotland's greatest heroes, sold out its edition of 10 000 copies in two weeks.

The Heart of Midlothianappeared in 1818 followed by The Bride Of Lammermoor (1819) and A Legend Of Montrose (1819). Ivanhoe (1819) set in the reign of Richard I is perhaps the best known of Scott's novels today. In the 1820s appeared Kenilworth (1821), The Fortunes Of Nigel (1822), Peveril Of The Peak (1823), Quentin Durward (1823), The Talisman (1825), Woodstock (1826), The Surgeon's Daughter (1827), and Anne Of Geierstein (1829). In 1820 Scott was created a baronet. A few years later he founded the Bannatyne Club, which published old Scottish documents. Scott visited France in 1826 to collect material for his Life Of Napoleon, which was published in 9 volumes in 1827. His wife, Lady Scott, died in 1826, and the author himself had a stroke in 1830. Next year Scott sailed to Italy.

After his return to England in 1832, he died on September 21. Scott was buried beside his ancestors in Dryburgh Abbey. The above biography is copyrighted. Do not republish it without permission. Forum Discussions on Sir Walter Scott Recent Forum Posts on Sir Walter Scott IVANHOE A novel by Sir Walter Scott | Englishunsoed's Blog IVANHOE A novel by Sir Walter Scott Posted on A. INTRODUCTION About The Author Sir Walter Scott was born in Edinburgh on August 15, 1771. Like his father, he studied law, but he soon discovered his passion for folklore and ballads, which he at first wrote a romantic poetry. In 1814, he started his career as a novelist with Waverley. In 1819, Scott turned his attention to another popular folk story, Ivanhoe. He died at Abbotsford on September 21, 1832. Introduction to the Novel Ivanhoe is a novel by Sir Walter Scottt. It was written in 1819 and set in 12th century in England, an example of historical fiction.

It is Scott’s best know novel among with his series of novel set in his native Scotland including Guy Mannering (1815), Old Mortary (1816), and The Heart of Midlothian (1818). Ivanhoe was written in 1819, but it was retold by Britt Katrin Keson, published by arrangement with Asehehoug Dansk Forlag, Denmark in 1996. In Indonesia, it was published in 2000 by Dian Rakyat. B. SUMMARY OF IVAN HOE BY SIR WALTER SCOTT .The action takes place in England in the summer of 1194. The story began when King Richard, the King of England from 1189 to 1199, also called King Richard the Lionhearted, was going out from England to fight for Holy Land, Palestine. But the Rich Normans in England were fighting each other to gain the throne of King Richard while he was going out from England. One day, there were two people were talking in the forest between the towns of Sheffield and York. The first man was Gurth, he was a swineherd.

The other men was Wamba, he was a jester. They worked for their lord, Cedric, a rich man From Rotherwood. Suddenly, Gurth and Wamba heard the sound from the distance. The group of men came toward them. They are rich Prior Aymer, Brian de Bois-Guilbert also called the Templar, and his followers. They asked to the two men, the way toward the Cedric Rotherwood’s house. But the two men gave them wrong direction. The day was getting darker and darker, Prior Aymer, the Templar, and his followers had not been found the Cedric’s house until they met someone who was a pilgrim. Then, the pilgrim accompanied them to the Cedric’s house. In Cedric’s house, they were welcomed by Cedric, his ward Lady Rowena, and his men. Another guest who came to the house was Isaac of York. He told Cedric that there were many knights who bravely fought at the side of their King, and he also told them that there was a fighting tournament would be held in Ashby. Lady Rowena told them that there was someone who could join the tournament, he was Ivanhoe, Cedric’s son.

The three days tournament in Ashby was very popular event in England. The tournament was held by Prince John. The winner of the tournament would get the honor of choosing the Queen of Love and Beauty. What the people of England didn’t know that Prince John was secretly paid the Duke of Austria to keep his brother, King Richard imprisoned. He and his Norman allies were planning to take the throne from his brother and make himself the King of England. Everyone had come to see the tournament, included Isaac and his daughter Rebecca. There were a lot of knights who fought against the Templar in the tournament, but no one could defeat him until came the Disinherited Knight. He could join the tournament because of his servant’s help, Gurth and Wamba. Only Disinherited knight could defeat the Templar, he became the winner in the first day of the tournament. He got a war-horse and special lance from Prince John, and chose Lady Rowena as the Queen of Love and Beauty. The next day, there were one hundred knights who took part in two sides of the tournament. One side would lead by Disinherited Knight, and the Templar would lead the other side.

In the Templar’s side, there were Front-de-Boeuf, an ally of Prince John and the owner of the land that he got in the previous tournament, and Athelstene, the large Saxon man and Cedric’s friend. The two sides were fighting. Suddenly came a strong mysterious Black Knight, who helped Disinherited Knight. So Disinherited Knight could win the day tournament and got the price from Queen of Love and Beauty a crown. He also got the land as a present for the winner of the previous tournament. When Disinherited Knight had to open his helmet for a crown, everyone was surprise. The Knight was Wilfred Ivanhoe. Everyone there knew Ivanhoe, but they didn’t know that Ivanhoe is Wilfred, the son of Cedric. Other surprise was also gotten by Prince John, he got a news that his brother, King Richard has been released from his prison in Austria. The third day of the tournament was an archery competition. More than thirty archers took apart, but Ivanhoe and the Black Knight didn’t take apart in this competition.

The archery competition was dominated by two archers, they were Hubert and Locksley, but finally, Locksley won the competition and got the prize from Prince John. After the tournament in Ashby, the Black Knight rode through the forest. In the night, he couldn’t continue his rode so he preferred to stay in the house of a Monk. The Monk didn’t know him before, but they were quickly chummy after. In the same day, Cedric also planned to bring home his son, Ivanhoe, to take care of him. But he was late, a rich lady from the audiences brought him first. No one knew that the lady who brought Ivanhoe was Rebecca. Cedric was angry with the news, he decided to return to Rotherwood through the forest in the evening with Lady Rowena, Athelstene, Wamba and Gurth. In the forest, they met Isaac and his daughter who brought a litter with a sick man inside, but just only Rebecca knew that he was Ivanhoe. They also decided to go home after three days tournament in Ashby, and continued the travel together. On the way home, suddenly a group of men attacked them.

They all were caught and taken prisoner, except Wamba and Gurth, the escaped. In the dark night, Wamba and Gurth met Locksley, the winner of third day archery tournament in Ashby. He said that he could help them to find their group who had been prisoner by the attackers. The Black Knight, who stayed in the same forest knew what happened after Locksley, Wamba, and Gurth came into the Monk’s house. The Black Knight promised to help them. They planned to save them all. The attackers were the Templar, Maurice De Bracy, Front-de Boeuf and the gang. They were Norman Knight, Prince John’s allies. They brought the Cedric and his friends to Torquilstone, the castle of Front-de-Boeuf. They caught Cedric and friends for many different reasons. Front-de-boeuf wanted to gain back his land from Ivanhoe, De Bracy wanted to marry Lady Rowena, and the Templar wanted to get Rebecca. Out of the castle, Gurth, Wamba, the Black Knight, and two hundred men who care about their country were ready to attack the castle.

Wamba wore a monk’s robe, he disguised himself as a monk so he could come into the castle to meet Cedric. He met Cedric and gave him the robe. So, his master could escape from the caste. Inside of the castle, Rebecca and Ivanhoe were prisoned in the same room, they saw the Dark Knight led his men struck the castle outside. Front-de-Bouf has been killed. Inside the castle, the Templar met De Bracy to plan strategy. The castle was going to broke. When they tried to escape, De Bracy has been caught by the Dark Knight, only the templar could escape and brought Rebecca out of there. Ivanhoe, Lady Rowena, and Wamba had been saved by Black Knight, but Athelstene was killed by the Templar when he tried to save Rebecca whom he thought as Lady Rowena. After the battle, they took a rest in the forest near the castle and discussed about the next plan. De Bracy was released to leave England. The Black Knight decided to leave the group taking Gurth and Wamba. At The Castle of York, Prince John knew that the Black Knight was his brother, King Richard. De Bracy told him before he left England.

Prince John with his allies planned to put his brother into a prison, in order to make himself the King of England. Meanwhile, the Grand Master of the Templars, Lucas de Beaumanoir, came from Palestine and arrived at Templestowe, the Templar’s castle. He was angry with Brian de Bois-Guilbert because he had brought Rebecca, who was a Jewish, to the castle. Albert de Malvoisin, the charge of the caste, told the Grand Master that Rebecca was not only a Jewish, but also a witch, and Brian de Bois-Guilbert just was only a victim of Rebecca. So, the Grand Master and his men planned to judge Rebecca, to kill her in the name of Christian law in the next day. But, they gave a trial by combat, so if there was a knight could fight against the Templar and defeat him, Rebecca might been released. Rebecca chose Ivanhoe to help her. When the Black Knight left Cedric and friends, he and his men were attacked by Blue Knight and his men. Blue knight was Waldemar Fitzurse, an advisor of Prince John.

Fitzurse had already known that the Black Knight was King Richard, and he had been asked by Prince John to catch the King. But Fitzurse failed, instead made everyone there included Ivanhoe, who wanted to help the Black Knight fight against the attackers, knew that the Black Knight was King Richard. After the battle, they continued their travels to Coningsbrugh, the castle of Athlestane , to held the funeral of Athelstane. The next day, everyone had been arrived at the castle of Coningsburgh to join the funeral, prayed for Athlestane. Suddenly, Athelstane appeared, everyone there thought that it was the ghost of Athlestane till Athlestane told them that he was not died in the battle. Actually he was only unconscious for the last three days, while everyone thought that he was dead. He recovered from his unconscious and realized he was in a coffin which was opened by good luck, in the church where the priest prayed for his death near from the castle. Cedric was very happy found that Athlestane still alive, and the Black Knight was King Richard, so he gave his ward Lady Rowena to Ivanhoe, although Ivanhoe had left the castle with Gurth before.

Knowing that Ivanhoe had left the castle, King Richard and Isaac soon left the castle. On the day of the trial by combat, there was no knight who came and fought against the Templar. Rebecca was in her way to executed. Suddenly came Ivanhoe, he fought against the Templar. Ivanhoe killed the Templar and won the battle before the Black Knight and his army came. Black announce to everyone there what had happened, that the Black Knight was King Richard. Everyone was surprise, they automatically gave respectful toward their King. At the time, Isaac and his daughter Rebecca were very afraid to King Richard, because they were jewess, and King Richard was hate jewess. So, they left England and went to Spain for a better life. Betrayers of the King, the Grand Master Templar, Maurice De Bracy, and Waldemar Fitzure were asked by King Richard to leave England, but the other betrayers were executed. The wedding of Ivanhoe and Lady Rowena was held in York a few days later, and it was attended by a large number of Saxons and Normans, included King Richard.

Everyone was happy that peace had finally returned in England, but Ivanhoe always remember Rebecca even though he had married Lady Rowena. C. INTRINSIC ELEMENTS OF THE BOOK 1. Theme 2. Setting a) Time In the summer of 1194, when the nation’s illustrious warrior king, Richard, returns to his homeland from the Third Crusade in the Holy Land. b) Place a. Large Forest In Northern England b. Rotherwood (Cedric’s house) b. Ashby (The place where price John held the three days tournaments) c. Castle of Torquilstone (The place where the Saxon prisoned) d. Castle of York (The places where Prince John live) e. Castle of Templestowe (Templar’s castle) f. Castle of Coningsburgh (Athelstene’s castle) d. York (The place where Ivanhoe married). 3. Characters a) Protagonist · Wilfred Ivanhoe : Cedric’s son, he was the Disinherited Knight, a strong brave knight in the Three Days Tournament in Ashby.

· King Richard : The King of England from 1189 to 1199 also called King Richard the Lion-hearted. · Cedric : A large Saxon man from Rotherwood. He is Lady Rowena’s father. · Lady Rowena : She is Cedric’s daughter, becomes the Queen of Love and Beauty choosen by Ivanhoe. · Gurth : Cedric’s loyal swineherd. · Wamba : Cedric’s loyal jester. · Isaac : A rich jewess whom Prince John borrow money. He is Rebecca’s father. · Rebecca : She is Isaac’s daughter. She has very beautiful face. · Locksley : He is an archer, who help King Richard and Ivanhoe. · Athelstane : He is Cedric’s friends, a Saxon man from Coningsburgh. · Friar Tuck : A monk who helps Black Knight b) Antagonist · Prince John : The King Richard’s evil brother who wanted to get throne of his brother. · Prior Aymer : He is a prior who helps the Templar. · Brian de Bois-Guilbert : A Norman’s knight, also called the Templar.

· Front de Boeuf : He is Prince John’s ally, a Norman’s knight. · Maurice De Bracy : He is Prince John’s ally, a Norman’s knight. · Waldemar Fitszure : He is Prince John’s advisor. · Lucas de Beaumanoir : The Grand Master of the Templars. · Alvin de Malvosin : The charge of Templestowe. 4. Point of View The third person outside the story who knew everything occurred in the story not involved inside. 5. Plot · Exposition The story began when King Richard was going out from England to fight for Holy Land. But the Rich Normans in England were fighting each other to gain the throne of King Richard while he was going out from England. King Richard’s brothers, Prince John, was a Norman who wanted to gain the throne of the King. · Rising Action Ivanhoe (Disinherited Knight) helped by King Richard (Black Knight) won the three days tournament in Ashby which was held by Prince John. · Climax Ivanhoe fought and defeated Brian de Bois-Guilbert (the Templar) in the trial by combat. · Resolution Black Knight appeard, announced that he was King Richard, and executed his traitors.

Isaac and his daughter, Rebecca, went to Spain. Ivanhoe married Lady Rowena. 6. Moral Value Moral Value of the story is that we may have an ambition to get something in our life, but we have to gain bravely and wisely, and realize that not all our dream might be come true. D. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INTRINSIC ELEMENTS OF THE NOVEL AND THE ANSWERS 1. Who is the Black Knight? Answer: He is King Richard. 2. Who is the winner of the archery competition? Answer: The winner of the archery competition is Locksley. 3. What does the Templar want from Rebecca? Answer: He want to marry her. 4. What is the name of the Templar’s castle? Answer: It is Templestowe. 5. Where is the fighting tournament held? Answer: The fighting tournament is held in Ashby. 6. What does Wamba do at Torquilstowe? Answer: He disguised himself as a monk, and come into the caslte to save his lord, Cedric. 7. Where is the Templar dead? Answer: He dead in Templestowe. 8.

What happen with Black Knight, Gurth, and Wamba in the forest after they leave Cedric’s and friends? Answer: They are attacked by Blue Knight and his men, Prince John’s allies. 9. Why does Prince John pay the Duke Of Austria to keep his brother imprison? Answer: Because he want to gain the throne of his brother, King Richard. 10. Where did Ivanhoe marry? Answer: Ivanhoe married in York. Movie Review - - THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; Sir Walter Scott's 'Ivanhoe' Makes Lavish Metro Film, Now at the Music Hall - NYTimes.com Movie Review August 1, 1952 THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; Sir Walter Scott's 'Ivanhoe' Makes Lavish Metro Film, Now at the Music Hall By BOSLEY CROWTHER Published: August 1, 1952 Out of Sir Walter Scott's gloriously panoramic novel, "Ivanhoe," which also contains an ample measure of twelfth-century social overtones, Producer Pandro S. Berman and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have fetched a motion picture that does them, Scott and English history proud.

The credits should redound in that order, for it must be ungrudgingly agreed that those who emerge most triumphant are the producers of this film—they and the myriad able craftsmen and actors who helped to achieve this brilliantly colored tapestry of drama and spectacle, now on the Music Hall's screen. But Sir Walter is not in any way slighted in this bursting re-creation of his tale of English knights and ladies, of twelfth-century kings and knaves. As a matter of fact, his stirring story of regal intrigues and factional feuds, of jousting and storming of castles and the wooing of beautiful maids, is surprisingly well reconstructed, except for some trimming here and there and the shifting of the gold deeds of the Black Knight to the shoulders of Ivanhoe. And the nature of English history, while somewhat modernized and glamorized, does not come off too badly. It was, at least, a wild, adventurous age. Most conspicuous in this picture, however—after one has adjusted one's eyes to the brilliant dazzle of color and the vast confusion of expected derring-do—is the integrity and candor with which the original sub-theme of anti-Semitism in medieval England is created and shown.

Aeneas MacKenzie, who adapted the story, and Noel Langley, who wrote the script, have kept the story of Rebecca, the beautiful Jewess, and Isaac, her father, well to the fore. And they have emphasized such episodes in the novel as the beating of Isaac and the trial of Rebecca as a witch to highlight the sobering implications of the universal injustice of social bigotry. In this aspect of the drama, a remarkable forcefulness is achieved and the picture brings off a serious lesson in fairness and tolerance not customary in spectacle films. Credit for this may be given to Elizabeth Taylor, in the role of Rebecca, and Felix Aylmer, as Isaac, as well as to the men who made the film. For both of these able performers handle with grace and eloquence the frank and faceted characters of the rejected Jews. Main interest of the picture, however, is the elegant and action-crammed display of knightly jousts and sieges and the bloody sports of kings.

And for this we are much obliged to Metro, which has herein brought to the screen almost as fine a panorama of medievalism as Laurence Olivier gave us in "Henry V." One sequence of jousting with lances on horseback is a gaudy, exciting spectacle and the battle for Torquillstone Castle is as hot and lusty as any such you've ever seen, with hundreds of Robin Hood's bowmen (he's called Locksley here) firing clouds of arrows and the defenders of the castle hurling boulders upon those who'd scale the walls. And the final battle between Ivanhoe and his deadly enemy, De Bois-Guilbert, is a wild go with axes and maces that would put a couple of angry blacksmiths to shame. As Ivanhoe, Robert Taylor does a good, sturdy, manly job and George Sanders is intriguingly fluid as the emotionally torn De Bois-Guilbert. Finlay Currie, as the elderly Cedric; Guy Rolfe, as the dastardly Prince John, and Joan Fontaine, as the beautiful Rowena, stand out in a generally fine cast. Production of this picture in England endowed it with a rich, distinctive air.

It is a grand picture, told in what Sir Walter himself called his "big bow-wow style." Featured on the stage of the Music Hall are Bob Williams, Patricia Rayney, Chick Chester, the Rockettes and Corps de Ballet and the Music Hall Symphony Orchestra. IVANHOE, screen play by Noel Langley; adaptation by Aeneas MacKenzie; directed by Richard Thorpe; produced by Pandro S. Berman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. At the Radio City Music Hall. Ivanhoe . . . . . Robert Taylor

Question: Who wrote the novel Ivanhoe?
Answer: Sir Walter Scott