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Characters and stories of Canterbury tales (The Wife of Bath (The Wife of…
Characters and stories of Canterbury tales
The Wife of Bath
The
Wife of Bath
's tale
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In the days of King Arthur, the Wife of Bath begins, a young knight, overcome by lust and his sense of power, rapes a fair young maiden...
One of the female storytellers
A
wordly
woman
She has travelled all over the world
The Knight
Qualities of the Knight
Knight’s virtues
He is: meek, manner and gentle
Knight’s «array»
Knight’s ideals
“trouthe” (fidelity),
“honour” (reputation),
“chivalrie” (prowess),
“fredom” (generosity),
the Knight’s impressive military career.
is a traditional
character
and a
symbol
of continuity with the past
The knight's tale
it is the first tale from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
Structure
This tale is considered a chivalric romance
The tale is set in the world of chivalry
system of knightly behavior with rules:
defending the helpless
remaining loyal to your lord
keeping the promises
Courtly love
like a "system" of love with rules for...love!
it got its start in France in 12th century where the troubadours sang ballad about secret and illicit love among the knight and the noblewoman
the woman in the courtly love
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Summary
two cousins and knights, Palomon and Arcite, are captured and imprisoned by Theseus, the duke of Athens, during a battle in Greece.
their cell is the tower of Theseus's castle, with a window which overlooks his palace garden
one morning Palomon saw the princess Emily ( the Theseus's sister-in-law)
so he fell in love with her
but Arcite too saw Emily and everyone believe to have the right to love her
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