Frithiof: Forbidden Love
King Bele and Thorsten die, leaving their children to navigate the world alone. Ingeborg's brothers Helge and Halfdan become kings, but they despise Frithiof for his low birth. When Frithiof asks for Ingeborg's hand, they refuse with contempt. Old King Sigurd Ring also seeks Ingeborg, and the brothers prefer to give her to him rather than to the lowborn Frithiof.
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Comprehension
Notes the deaths of King Bele and Thorsten
Cause & Consequence
Explains why the brothers refused: pride, rank-consciousness, perhaps jealousy
Meaning
Takes a position on whether the brothers were right to protect family honor
Evidence
Cites a specific passage (the refusal, the contempt, the preference for Sigurd)
Defense
Maintains or thoughtfully revises their position under challenge
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