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El Cid Questions and Answers

What trick did the Cid play on the Jews? Why did the Infantes of Carreon marry the Cid's daughters? Why did the two Infantes treat the Cid's daughters so badly?

What is the primary theme of El Cid?    

What are some good quotes found in the poem "El Cid"?

Where in the book is El Cid considered to be honorable and respected?

The poet of The Lay of the Cid focuses on loyalty, integrity, and honor. Is there a difference in how the author treats Christians, Moors, and Jews?

What is the best way to describe the relationship between the lords and vassals in the poem El Cid? 

Who is El Cid's wife?

Why would El Cid have been considered a good vassal?

Why did El Cid not shave his beard?  

In the epic poem "El Cid", why it is so important to the main character to buy his way back into his lord’s favor?

When was the El Cid poem written? What year?

What do we know about Apollin, one of the Islamic images in the Poem of El Cid?  He is mentioned in chapters 187 and 192.

Are there any examples of realism in the poem El Cid?

Cual es el nombre completo de Rodrigo?

What is the difference between the Cid and typical Greek epic poetry? El Cantar de Mio Cid, or The Lay of the Cid

What kind of things did El Cid do when he was bored?

In which lines is the theme of honor most seen from the Cid?

How is El Cid a neo-classical play?