1. I think the meaning of Blancheflor's name is actually quite interesting. The meaning, "White Flower" gives off vibes that she is very pure and innocent. The flower that comes to mind when I like of a "white flower," is the lily. Typically, in literature, the lily represents chastity, virtue, the Holy Trinity, faith, and beauty, to make a few. I thought that this description was very interesting and also very contradictory to the episode with Blancheflor. Blancheflor goes into Perceval's bedroom, while he is sleeping, and get into bed with him. She then stays the night with him, which is not innocent at all. Also, her weeping in the story portray her in a dainty way, weeping over a knight. She is what her name describes her as, a dainty flower.
3. In the episode where Perceval sees blood in the snow and it reminds him of Blancheflor, I thought that it related back to him taking her virginity. Having blood remind him of Blancheflor is a little creepy to begin with, and I am pretty sure that if he thought of her when he say it, he is thinking about the taking of her virginity, or her virginity.
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