I'll Love You Until The I Die

"Beautiful one, I feel my heart quite strong: I would not by any means stop long enough to drink" (Marie 190)

To me, this quotation was significant because the maiden knew the guy needed to drink something to help him carry her the rest of the way and he refused because he didn’t want to be mocked for it. So instead of drinking the potion for him to be stronger and to be able to carry her all the way, he exhausted himself so much he collapsed and died. If he would have listen to the maiden and not have been so ashamed of what people would say, his heart would have continued to stay strong and he would have survived. By not drinking it, he killed himself and the woman of his dreams because he refused to listen.