Tristan and Isolde The ultimate love story….a romance, a tragedy, and the original love triangle
Tristan
Isolde Irish Princess
King Mark (of Lyonnesse) Uncle and father figure to Tristan In love with Isolde
(Tristam and Iseult [Yseult]) Tristan and Isolde (Tristam and Iseult [Yseult])
Mark loves Isolde and sends Tristan to get her from Ireland
On the way back to Cornwall, Tristan and Isolde drink a magic potion that makes them fall in love
Mark finds out, imprisons Tristan, and moves Isolde to a leper colony.
Tristan escapes, rescues Isolde, and is wounded by Mark’s poisoned lance
Tristan remarries another Isolde It is an unhappy Marriage because He still loves his true love
Tristan sends for his true love, Isolde, to help him recover White sails mean she’s onboard, black sails mean she’s not. His new wife is jealous and tricks Tristan.
Tristan dies of heartache because he thinks Isolde abandoned him
Isolde dies of heartache as a result of Tristan’s death
Trees growing together from their graves SYMBOLISM
The ironic deaths at the end make this story a tragedy So which of the three love triangles do you like the most?