Ivanhoe Quotes

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Loyalty — in layman's terms — is allegiance and respect for another individual; unwavering faith. It is a very important characteristic to have pertaining to relationships with other people. In the book Ivanhoe, there are many instances of this.
The first time loyalty is portrayed, is in the forest with Wamba and Gurth. The two servants were herding pigs when they heard a group getting closer. Prior Aymer and his men approached them and asked for directions to Cedric the Saxon's home. Having his master's best interest in mind, Wamba misdirected the men. He reinforced this allegiance later on, when he sought help from the Black Knight in order to rescue Cedric and company from captivity. Wamba even went so far as to volunteer to dress as a priest and slip into Tranquilstone, the place which his master was immured, and take his master's place so that he was safe from execution by the Normans.
Another example of loyalty in this book is Ivanhoe's devotion to King Richard. Ivanhoe followed him on the …show more content…

When the word went around that the king was captured, Prince John quickly plotted to take the throne for himself. He was so focused on himself, that he did not try to rescue his brother or anything of the sort. The Knights Templar abandoned their allegiance to the king, and teamed up with the prince to further his cause. This is quite ironic, considering that knights are usually well known and respected for their chivalry — which you think would include unwavering loyalty. Within this switch, the Knight Templar seemed to have forsaken their Christian values. They focused primarily on their own skin and what pleased them the most, rather than promoting their religion in a positive way. When one is not completely committed to a friendship, relationship, etc., they can easily waver or be swayed to a different side — especially when power and money are

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