The use of Greco-Roman mythology to compare the current events happening in chapter four is nothing short but brilliant.
As it happens, Anglitora, her son and slave arrive to an island inhabited by a knight and his dwarf servant. The knight receives them in his castle and entertains them. Before supper, Anglitoraās son, the Black Knight, decides to hunt for food so that his mother may have something to eat.
Whilst the Black Knight is gone, Anglitora and the knight flirt like no tomorrow and end up hooking up (and on the first day of arrival š). Meanwhile, the Black Knight gets lost in the forest, gives up trying to get back to the castle and decides to become one with nature.
And so, seven years pass. Anglitora is happily living with her lover, while her son has become a hermit.
References
Johnson, R. (1978). The most pleasant history of Tom A Lincolne (R. S. M. Hirsch, Ed.). University of South Carolina Press.
