In the novel The Once and Future King, by TH White, the character, Queen Guenever, is represented as a confused and lost woman in an arranged marriage. She had an internal struggle with a shameful secret, an affair with the villainous knight Lancelot. In King Arthur's time, women were limited to what they could do and what decisions they could make. She ultimately made poor choices in her life, which led to disapproval from those around her. She got married by force and had no malicious intent, but did what she thought she needed to do. Guenever's dialogue with Lancelot shows signs of guilt, but an overall distinct feeling of love. On page 549 she states that "You (Lancelot) will be killed, and I will be burned, and our love has come to a bitter end." » The love she has for Lancelot is obviously strong, enough for her to accept her own disappearance. This sad expression of her love for him is quite powerful. She understands his actions and also shows signs of paranoia. She states, on page 567, that "Tristram slept with King Mark's wife, and the king murdered him for it." Guenever thinks about what will happen, both for her AND for her partner. It's obvious that she knew she couldn't always "have it both ways." As a woman, suffering from the psychological battle of “what is right,” Guenever was aware of her love and its outcome. A few characters in The Once and Future King knew Guenever's secret and wanted to exploit him and take care of his personal affairs. problems, while others were completely unaware of the matter. King Arthur, for example, "hated knowing the future and succeeded in putting it out of his mind", as recounted on page 335. He knew, thanks to Merlyn's warning, of the affair and was too nice to believe it. Weakness and ignorance invaded his mind, as they were right in front of his face. Mordred and Agravaine, on the other hand, hated Lancelot and Arthur and manipulated Guenever's private life to suit their desire to kill them. Their plan is explained on page 522, when Agravaine astutely states that "(he would kill them) not by using force against force, but by using our brains." In a mischievous plot, Arthur would receive real proof of the affair and, in time, he and Lancelot would eventually fade into oblivion..