In Geoffrey Chaucer's medieval poem, The Canterbury Tales, the knight is the first pilgrim described in the General Prologue and the first to proclaim his tale. ... Chaucer is also known as the "father of English poetry", for who so passionately loved his literature, made his love his work, and his work his last breath. ... Every pilgrim was honored to be in the presence of the knight, for they valued so much his humble and wise example. ... The knight's portrait "contrasts to the other pilgrims, as his focus was on morality, rather than physical appearance (Rossignol198)." ...

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"If I profane with my unworthiest hand this holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss". "Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, which mannerly devotion shows in this; For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, and palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss. . . " ( Act 1, scene 5). ... Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I"ll no longer be a Capulet". ... Juliet's father, old Capulet, forbade Juliet to have any sort ...

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He uses irony and satire in varying types of narratives to reveal the problematic components of virtually each pilgrim. ... The Prioress is one of the most fully described pilgrims, and it is with her that we first notice the narrator's refusal to judge the value of what he sees. ... Such an outlook is a reaction to the traditional view of marriage which is imposed by the church fathers and common law. ...

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"Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, /Which mannerly devotion shows in this; /For saints have hands that pilgrims" hands do touch, /And palm to palm is holy palmers" kiss." ... Juliet's father, Capulet, takes a very simplistic and well-informed approach to love, without compromising to too great an extent the feelings and emotions of his daughter. ... , her father replies with respect and sympathy for Juliet, but also without ruling out his own permission. ...

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The period of time they are in though, isn't unusual for a girl so young to be domineered by her father to this extent, especially people of a high class like themselves the father is always the head of the house. ... This adds tension because the audience wonders if her father will ever find out. ... He is blackmailing her and she certainly couldn't say no to her father, someone with such power in society. Back in this time anyone who stood up to his or her father was in the wrong and should be punished for it. ... In the modern world no father would give a girl of 14 orders to ma...

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Her father Capulet, though happy at the match, asks Paris to wait two years, since Juliet is not yet even fourteen. ... Juliet learns that her father, affected by the recent events, now intends for her to marry Paris in just three days. ...

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• Grade Level: High School