Summary

Rosamund felt her own body betrayed her. She gave herself up to "lust" and "sin" (316). She starts to forget her honor, but soon shame reappears.

She remembers that she will die soon, and she does not want to be buried with a "spotted name" (326). She decides it would be better to die than to be tempted, as Eve was tempted to eat the forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden. She does not want to disappoint her family or let down their reputation. She also acknowledges that she will lose the enjoyment of her own chastity, and worries her beauty, too, will leave her, as she is aware chastity is an ornament to beauty.

She then realizes that the king may be able to "constrain" her into a sexual affair, whether she is willing to or not (344). She recognizes that everyone may judge her...