Yvain, or the Knight With the Lion

What is chivalry, and how does it affect Yvain’s behavior? 

Yvain kills Esclados, then meets the slain man’s wife. Why does he fall in love with her, and why does she fall for him?

Laudine needs her council to approve her marriage to Yvain, and she arranges matters so that the council fairly demands that she do so. How does she achieve this?

Yvain promises Laudine that he’ll return within a year from his jousting quest. Why does he break his promise? What is his reaction when he learns she has cast him out of her life? What does he do about it?

Why does Yvain fight the Seneschal and his brothers, and why, when Yvain wins the battle, are the brothers burned to death? Was this a just sentence? Explain your answer.

When Yvain defeats the two devils who control the Castle of Ill Adventure, the castle baron insists that Yvain marry his daughter and take control of the baron’s domain, but Yvain turns him down. For what two reasons does he do this?

How does the Lady of Noroison cure Yvain of his mental sickness, and how does Yvain repay her? Why does he refuse her when she offers to be his mate?

How does the battle between Yvain and Gawain give King Arthur an opening to mete out a fair judgment on the two sisters in their dispute over their inheritance?