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3. Tristan's madness, although it can be seen as a disguise to trick those who once knew him, is actually a result of his suffering. Because of his long separation from Yseut and his uncle's anger towards him, Tristan has become depressed and made crazy. He no longer knows who he is exactly and falls into a deep contemplation. His heartache drives him crazy and causes him to alter his appearance and name. It is very easy to relate this to our "love stories" today. Many times today when we would like to hide from our true feelings, we fake our emotions to appear happy when we are not. Sometimes, we will fake being someone we are not in order to escape ourselves.

4. Tristan and Yseut must die at the end of the text for many reasons. It is a story where true love conquers all something as big as death cannot even stand in its way. As Tristan said, Yseut was his one and only love. It is only proper in a story like this to have both die at the same time. The two twisted branches also signify their everlasting love. Every time King Mark tries to cut down the branches and destroy their connection between each other, [like when they were alive] their love overcomes it and grows even stronger.