1. The anti-antifeminist Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales
On the other hand, while the tale goes to the scene that the two knights, Arcite and Palamon, fall in love with Emilye at the first sight, a typical chivalric love takes place. ... Giving way to brotherhood, friendship, and life, love plays its crucial role in the chivalric performance. ... "Chaste goddesse, wel wostow that I Desire to ben a mayden al my lyf, Ne nevere wol I be no love ne wyf. ... Driven by love, Arcite and Palamon represents the humane vitality. ... Not dying for honor, for victory, or for fame, for love, the knights are characterized to die. ...
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- Grade Level: High School