put to death. This becomes an occasion for Ganelon to argue on the other side, and again the audience knows of his later treachery and so assumes an attitude toward him that is in keeping with his later actions more than his present discourse. He is especially harsh in speaking against Roland, implying that he is a fool and that King Marsile should clearly be trusted:
He who advises that we reject this pact,
Does not care, lord, what sort of death we die.
Arrogant advice should not prosper;
Let us avoid fools and heed the wise (226-229).
Ganelon's treachery becomes more overt as he is away form the court of Charlemagne and plotting with the ambassador form Marsile, Blancandrin, especially hatching a plan to kill Roland. One reading of the text might see t
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