6.1 Count de Lorge
| Trait | Evidence |
|---|---|
| brave | leaps among the wild lions "in a moment" |
| quick and decisive | "His leap was quick, return was quick" |
| self-respecting | refuses to be used for her glory |
| perceptive | sees through her vanity |
| dignified, perhaps scornful | bows silently, then throws the glove in her face |
6.2 The lady (de Lorge's beloved)
| Trait | Evidence |
|---|---|
| beautiful and lively | "a beauteous lively dame" |
| artificial | "smiling lips … which always seemed the same" |
| shrewd, calculating | "sharp bright eyes" |
| vain | "great glory will be mine" |
| selfish, careless of her lover's life | drops her glove among the lions |
| provocative and challenging | 2027 specimen Q1(viii) |
6.3 King Francis
| Trait | Evidence |
|---|---|
| hearty, fond of spectacle | "loved a royal sport" |
| humorous | "we're better here than there" |
| a fair judge | "rightly done!"; condemns vanity |
| wise | "No love … but vanity, sets love a task like that" |