The Knight's Tale: Courtly Love
Tyisha Edwards
April 27, 2015
ENGL 2341 1001
Knight’s Tale
The story The Knight’s Tale tells of two brothers, Palamon and Arcite, who fall in love with the same woman. The movie A Knights Tale released in 2001 is about a peasant-born man, William Thather who went on an expedition to become a knight and joined tournament jousting; something he is determined to win in and become prodigious legend. Throughout his journey, Thather wins the heart of a beautiful woman named Jocelyn. These stories both share a few common themes. The first theme that I noticed was courtly love. During the medieval times, courtly love was common among knights. This was basically the rule of the knight and his woman. Like the movie, the woman in The …show more content…
Just because you have an affiliation with someone, it does not mean you are entitled to the same destiny. William was born into a poor family, but with the little money he won at his town’s tournament, he became a very noble and respected knight. William overcomes many challenges. His armor was destroyed in battle, but luckily a young woman named Kate offered to forge him a new one. The new armor was better for William; it was more lightweight and allowed for greater mobility. He remained courageous and chose to battle the Black Prince, despite the fact that Adhemar withdrew from the fight. He was later turned in by the jealous Adhemar and was exposed for his false identity. William was placed in pillory and was ridiculed by the crowd for his deception. Roland and Wat defended him and Prince Edward appeared from the crowd and noted that his friends’ devotion to him was part of the best traditions of knighthood. There William was knighted as “Sir …show more content…
Palamon and Acite agree to meet up a year later with their army to fight for Emily. Palamon prays to Venus to give him Emily. Acite, on the other hand, prays to Mars to give him victory in the joust. Acite may have thought that his request was also going to win him the heart of Emily. His demand, unlike Palamon’s, was not for Emily’s love. The knight’s prayer requests caused a conflict in the heavens, but Jupiter devised a way to please both Acite and Palamon. At the end of the battle, Palamon is taken captive and Acite is crowned the winner of the battle. At this moment, Acite already thought that the fight and the woman was his. He did not know that his brother prayed for an even greater victory. On his ride, Acite was caught in an earthquake inside the stadium and fell off his horse on his head. Everyone thought Acite’s injury was just minor. They were all expecting to celebrate the wedding between him and Emily. Things took a turn when Acite died beside Emily and Palamon. He received an extravagant funeral arranged by Theseus. This shows that you may not always get the things you ask for. Acite may have thought he received the upper hand once he won the battle against Palamon. Regardless of Acite being jealous of his brother, he used his last breath to tell Emily how great Palamon is. This also supports the knight’s rule of chivalry. Acite
April 27, 2015
ENGL 2341 1001
Knight’s Tale
The story The Knight’s Tale tells of two brothers, Palamon and Arcite, who fall in love with the same woman. The movie A Knights Tale released in 2001 is about a peasant-born man, William Thather who went on an expedition to become a knight and joined tournament jousting; something he is determined to win in and become prodigious legend. Throughout his journey, Thather wins the heart of a beautiful woman named Jocelyn. These stories both share a few common themes. The first theme that I noticed was courtly love. During the medieval times, courtly love was common among knights. This was basically the rule of the knight and his woman. Like the movie, the woman in The …show more content…
Just because you have an affiliation with someone, it does not mean you are entitled to the same destiny. William was born into a poor family, but with the little money he won at his town’s tournament, he became a very noble and respected knight. William overcomes many challenges. His armor was destroyed in battle, but luckily a young woman named Kate offered to forge him a new one. The new armor was better for William; it was more lightweight and allowed for greater mobility. He remained courageous and chose to battle the Black Prince, despite the fact that Adhemar withdrew from the fight. He was later turned in by the jealous Adhemar and was exposed for his false identity. William was placed in pillory and was ridiculed by the crowd for his deception. Roland and Wat defended him and Prince Edward appeared from the crowd and noted that his friends’ devotion to him was part of the best traditions of knighthood. There William was knighted as “Sir …show more content…
Palamon and Acite agree to meet up a year later with their army to fight for Emily. Palamon prays to Venus to give him Emily. Acite, on the other hand, prays to Mars to give him victory in the joust. Acite may have thought that his request was also going to win him the heart of Emily. His demand, unlike Palamon’s, was not for Emily’s love. The knight’s prayer requests caused a conflict in the heavens, but Jupiter devised a way to please both Acite and Palamon. At the end of the battle, Palamon is taken captive and Acite is crowned the winner of the battle. At this moment, Acite already thought that the fight and the woman was his. He did not know that his brother prayed for an even greater victory. On his ride, Acite was caught in an earthquake inside the stadium and fell off his horse on his head. Everyone thought Acite’s injury was just minor. They were all expecting to celebrate the wedding between him and Emily. Things took a turn when Acite died beside Emily and Palamon. He received an extravagant funeral arranged by Theseus. This shows that you may not always get the things you ask for. Acite may have thought he received the upper hand once he won the battle against Palamon. Regardless of Acite being jealous of his brother, he used his last breath to tell Emily how great Palamon is. This also supports the knight’s rule of chivalry. Acite