How does our secondary knowledge of the Orpheus myth influence our reading of Sir Orfeo?
The prologue of Sir Orfeo is divided into three parts : the first tells what kind of story Sir Orfeo is; the second, that Orfeo was an exceptionally skilful harper; the third, that he was a man of high birth and authority and that his wife was a paragon of all the virtues. Is there a similar tri-partite division in the main body of the story, and, if so, how does this structure influence our interpretation?
How is the harp the central image of this Romance tale?
Can we see an underlying medieval Christian framework in Sir Orfeo?
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