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1) We finally hear the Enide has passed Erec's test that he has set out for her. This is both good, and somewhat expected. This journey, aside from proving to himself that he is still the best, was about testing Enide's love for him. He wanted to make sure that the woman he married, the woman that he loves more than anything else in the world, feels the same way a about him. He wants to make sure that no matter what, on pain of death, she will never stop loving him. She passes this test in man ways. First, she attempts a suicide when she thinks her lover is dead. Next, she refuses to marry the man who demands that of her. She proves her love because even after she thinks he is dead, she still loves him. She even follows him, or his apparent ghost as she thinks, because she is so in love.
4) These descriptions are very important to the text and the way the author writes. They are basically used to show what a talented writer Chrieten is, but also he uses his skill and power as a tool. He wants to show everyone just how lavishing and important these people are. They have to biggest and best things in the whole country, and while that doesn't necessarily make them good or right people, it does make them very rich, and that is very important to the characters in this text. Also, it is the fact that while the love of our two main characters progresses, so does the nice material goods; so does the rejoicing, loving, kissing. All of this extravagent language is used to enhance not only the writing itself, but the lives of our characters. They are important people, and Chretien honors them with great writing ability.