Ah, Corneille

Just finished reading The Cid for Casey's class. Plot goes something like this:

Princess falls in love with boy, but he's too far below her station, so she introduces him to girl who is her buddy but on a similar social standing to boy. Boy and girl fall madly in love and are to be married. Girl's father insults boy's father when boy's father, boy kills girl's father in duel to avenge boys father's honor. Girl wants revenge but still loves boy, so boy runs off to war. Instant war hero! Boy returns victorious but still can't marry girl. King declares that boy will duel another knight, and the winner will marry the girl. Boy is victorious and they live happily ever after.

Sheesh.

(And then I tried to take a shower...and we have no hot water. Boo.)

Ah, Corneille

Just finished reading The Cid for Casey's class. Plot goes something like this:

Princess falls in love with boy, but he's too far below her station, so she introduces him to girl who is her buddy but on a similar social standing to boy. Boy and girl fall madly in love and are to be married. Girl's father insults boy's father when boy's father, boy kills girl's father in duel to avenge boys father's honor. Girl wants revenge but still loves boy, so boy runs off to war. Instant war hero! Boy returns victorious but still can't marry girl. King declares that boy will duel another knight, and the winner will marry the girl. Boy is victorious and they live happily ever after.

Sheesh.

(And then I tried to take a shower...and we have no hot water. Boo.)