A classic tale as old as time, and yet so timeless as many stories ever since have been influenced by it, part fairy tale from the love potion they consume and dragons and giants, part epic as told of Tristan's adventures, and all tragic romance with Tristan and Iseult's forbidden relationship. We have two star-crossed lovers who fight to be together, but each one knowing that their circumstances can never let it be, give in to the life they were meant to have--apart. The distance kills them, both body and soul, as their love and the intensity of their desire never wanes, and in the end, they die.
I liked the story, though the writing style is a bit tough to read at times since it is old English, and other times very passive in its telling. Nevertheless, this classic still had the impact it was meant to, and is a testimony of how there's no beating them.