In Tristan, Beroul simultaneously celebrates and condemns the lovers. In so doing, the poet simultaneously celebrates and condemns both adultery and lies. What is the effect on you, the reader, of this “double agenda”?

Tristan

In Tristan, Beroul simultaneously celebrates and condemns the lovers. In so doing, the poet simultaneously celebrates and condemns both adultery and lies. What is the effect on you, the reader, of this “double agenda”?