This paper will examine one such case where a werewolf is presented sympathetically: Marie De France's twelfth century lay "Bisclavret." Why does Marie write her werewolf sympathetically, and what message is it trying to convey to the audience? What makes Bisclavret stand out from other werewolves? Marie warns at the beginning of her book that werewolves are dangerous and monstrous, but Bisclavret is instead portrayed by the author as the victim, and one with whom we should sympathize instead of fear. Marie gives him human attributes like loyalty and love that he displays to the king, with whom he forms a close bond that seems suggestively romantic. Bisclavret also has a sense of justice, an example being when he attacks his wife by ripping off her nose for betraying him for something that he cannot control. Even though this is a monstrous act that should deem him dangerous, it is seen as well-deserved justice. The wife and her offspring will have to suffer the same judgement for something they cannot control like Bisclavret. I argue that this shows "Bisclavret" is an allegory for same-sex desire because he cannot help being a werewolf, like a person cannot help whom they love, and that should not make them any less human. Marie punishes those, like the wife, for their judgement and lack of understanding.