The Lees of Marie de France is a series of twelve short narratives about the Breton barks of the poet Marie de France. They were probably created in the late 12th century. The short, narrative poems emphasize the glorification of the notion of courtly love by the adventures of their protagonists (Sell, 2021). Although the original text was composed in French, it was later translated into Anglo-Saxon by monks. Some additions and changes may have been made in the translation process. Little is known of Maries life; there is evidence that she was interested in ancient folk tales of various genres and ancient legends of miracles, using their plots for her works (Sell, 2021). Lee, which tells of the werewolf Bisclavret with the vivid flavor of a traditional Breton tale, may have been one of these stories. Through the storyline of the lycanthrope Bisclavret and his unfaithful wife, this narrative conveys the essence of excluding external things from societies. The main character in the
narrative is a noble baron from Brittany named Bisclauret, who would hide in the woods every week for three days, with no one knowing where he was going. The Barons wife was overcome by curiosity about these disappearances. She began to beg her husband to tell her where he was going and what he was doing (Burgess, 2018). Bisclavret admitted that he was a werewolf and went hunting in the woods in the guise of a wolf, leaving his clothes on the edge of the forest. Without these clothes, he could not regain his human form. Bisclavrets wife was unfaithful to him and had a secret lover a local knight. Having grasped the mystery, they followed the Baron into the forest. When Bisclavret threw off his clothes and took the form of a wolf, they picked up the scattered pieces of his clothing and returned with them to the castle. The unfaithful wife announced to everyone that the Baron must have been killed; after that, she and her lover were married and took possession of Bisclavrets lands.