Christabel

Christabel The poem is the beginning of a tale about a demon or vampire. At the opening, it is midnight. Everyone is asleep except for Christabel, who is roaming the woods longing for her lover. She encounters a beautiful lady who had been kidnapped by five warriors, tied to a white horse, and brought to the oak tree. The woman tells Christabel that her name is Geraldine and asks Christabel for her help. Christabel agrees and takes Geraldine back to her home. This is the point in the poem where things get interesting. How could Christabel have not known that she was dealing with a non-human entity' As they approach the gate to the castle, Geraldine faints and must be carried inside where she instantly recovers. This is the first hint that Geraldine is an evil spirit. Evil beings cannot enter through a doorway that has been blessed without being invited. christabel, geraldine, poem, cannot, very, two, part, first, evil, been, world, woods, women, woman, without, white, way, warriors, virgin, vampires, vampire, upon, turns, tree, toward, tied, through, think, things, thanks, tells, tale, takes, spirit, small, sexually, sexual, severe, says, roaming, relationship, recovers, prayer, point, parent, pain, opening, oak, non-human, need