Gudrun: Patience and Justice
Gudrun endures twelve years of captivity, forced to wash laundry in winter while refusing to marry her captor. A swan maiden promises rescue. Her brother and fiance come; she is freed, her tormentor Gerlinda is killed, and justice is restored through a fourfold wedding that ends the cycle of vengeance.
The Text
What You'll Learn
Comprehension
Notes that Gudrun endured twelve years of captivity and cruel treatment
Cause & Consequence
Explains how Gudrun's patience and refusal to yield was ultimately rewarded
Meaning
Takes a position on whether patience and endurance are truly virtues or just passive
Evidence
Cites a specific passage (washing in winter, the refusal, the rescue, the wedding)
Defense
Maintains or thoughtfully revises their position under challenge
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