Often in literature the body becomes a symbolic part of the story. The body can define the character, emphasize a certain motif in the story, or symbolize the mentality of the author or society. The representation of the body becomes significant for the story. In the representation of their body in the works of the lais “Lanval” and “Yonec” by Marie de France, the body is represented according to opposing visions. In “Lanval,” France clearly emphasizes the pure beauty of the body and the power that ideal beauty holds, represented by the Fairy Queen of Lanval. In the French “Yonec” it diverts the reader's attention from the image of the ideal body and emphasizes a body without a specific shape and the fluidity between shapes. “Yonec” focuses on a love that is not based on the body. Although the representations of the body contradict each other, France uses both representations to emphasize the private and, in a sense, otherworldly nature of love that cannot be contained in the human world. In both lais, the love shared between the protagonists is something that must be kept private and goes beyond a single world into another world. In the French “Lanval,” Marie de France emphasizes the ideal and pure body of the fairy queen of Lanval. France describes the Fairy Queen as “elegant, her hips slender, her neck whiter than snow on a branch, her eyes bright, her face white, a beautiful mouth…” (France, 109). The Fairy Queen presents herself to the reader as the classic, ideal beauty who captures the attention and, unknowingly, the mind of her lover. After meeting the Fairy Queen, Lanval promises her his life. He states: “There is nothing you could command, in my power, that I would not do, whether foolish or wise. I will obey your command..." (France, 108). ...... middle of paper ...... presentation of both methods can be used to show the French idea of ​​what love is. Patrick John Ireland argued that the French idea of ​​love “is a human force controlled by man with great difficulty; it is a spontaneous, natural and all-consuming power, the experience of which sometimes leads to an almost blind passion” (133). To be in love, one must be completely devoted and passionate towards each other to the point of blind passion. This is so for Yonec (the princess leaps out of the tower) and Lanval (Lanval's complete rejection of the human world until he is brought into the world of his mistress). France not only depicts love as natural and all-consuming, but also shows the private and otherworldly nature of love that cannot be contained within the realm of the human world. Rather, love transcends the boundaries of the human world and enters a world where love reigns supreme.