The Defence of Guenevere Choices Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Line)

Quote #4

'Behold my judges, then the cloths were brought:
While I was dizzied thus [...]' (lines 80-81)

This is where Guenevere kind of explains why she introduced that long allegory about the deathbed choice between the red and blue cloths.  After Launcelot came to Arthur's court, she got all confused and "dizzied" with memories of the past and had to make a decision.  Like in the "what-if" situation she describes with the "red" and "blue cloths," she had no good way of telling which choice was right, and no one to consult but herself.

Quote #5

'[...] must I now prove
Stone-cold for ever? Pray you, does the Lord
Will that all folks should be quite happy and good?' (lines 88-89)

Here Guenevere offers her listeners a bit of the reasoning she used to make her choice.  For her, it was a choice between being miserable, "stone-cold forever" and being "happy and good."  You can guess which choice she made.