Comparing Love In The Canterbury Tales

In the fourteen-hundreds women were seen differently by men than now a days. Women were viewed as a price or as an honor. Men would do crazy things in order to have that women they desire in their power. They would give up their lives for these special women who felt like queens around the men. Since woman were always being treated as a treasure, they started getting used and expected everything from men. In the Knight’s tale and The Wife of Bath’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer describe how these things happened back then 1400’s. Both of these tales are similar of how women would act with men.

The knight shows his true chivric colors by saying “My lady and my love, my dearest wife, I leave the matter to your wise decision.” (406-407) By allowing his wife to chose for him he displays true chivalry. He is also allowing to choose what she wants for her husband; this is a recall to the answer she gave him to save his life.

Knight,” and “Le Morte d’Arthur.” Within these three Medieval stories, the ideals of courtly love

Fredrick was ever the voice in defense of the king but was not surprised nor even particularly annoyed at the knights' dedication to their brother. He'd seen it before, he'd experienced it before. These men had been together since they were boys, living, fighting, and dying side by side, binding them together as brothers. It was beyond friendship, as strong and true as the armor they wore. It was the knight's way of life.

     The chivalric ideal demanded many things of a knight. To the military ideals of prowess, loyalty, and honor it added the aristocratic ideal of largesse and, with the rise of the troubadour lyrics and romances, the ideal of courtly love. At times a knight could find these demands in conflict with one another. Such is the case with Chrétien de Troyes's romance The Knight with the Lion. In this story, the hero Yvain finds love while pursuing prowess; but, continuing to pursue prowess, he loses that love. In the adventures that follow, he seeks to regain his love. In so doing, he develops true prowess without aiming for it and learns to reconcile chivalry's demands of love and prowess,

The knight is well known for striking his opponents at the right time thanks to all his training that he has done since he was four. Position begins as a pony rider from the age of four or five going all the way to the age of six, at the age of seven or eight the little boy would be sent to his father's Overlord to serve a page or a powerful relative, from seven years old to thirteen the boy would practice sword fighting, however with wooden swords, finally fourteen, he moves from page to a squire, now he is considered a man however not a knight moving on to the age of twenty one, now he has the choice of becoming a knight or just having an ordinary life. The night wears a suit that is 40-60 pounds heavy because it's supposed to protect him from an attack and to back him up, he has a sword on his belt that he could easily pull out because his suit was special made to help him pull out his sword and swing it with ease. The night also is a character that is known for being strong and loyal to his Lord, She carries around approximately 83-120 pounds a war because armor plus sword equals tons of weight also he is loyal because they don't back away in a war it's either die protecting the city or die knowing that you served many in their time of

Since chivalry doesn’t exist, the knights have made up their moral code which is compiled of things that a knight should be like brave, courageous, and man of his word. The archetypal knights in the “The knight’s tale” act selfish because both of the knights are in love with this girl named Emily, but only one of them can have her. Love made them give up their moral code for a girl that they did not even know. The knights who were once brothers turn of each other. Love has blinded them.

"The Knight's Tale" shows what happens when the rules of two different systems – chivalry and courtly love – come into conflict with one another. Palamon and Arcite have sworn a knightly oath to be loyal to one another, but they both fall in love with the same girl. The problem is,

The ‘love’ in their situation could also be said not to be love at all

The role of women in the medieval society is an issue in The Canterbury Tales. In the movie, “A Knight’s Tale”, women are somewhat different in the movie compared to the actual way they dressed and acted in the real world during that time. In the real world of medieval times, women would wear long dresses with a hood covering their heads. The women in A Knight’s Tale wear more revealing outfits than were considered respectable at the time, while hoods, “the characteristic headgear” of this time period are surprisingly uncommon in the film.

If I, as a teenager, were to describe love, it would be having a sense of security in someone. When we love someone it usually means we can depend on them and they will be there for us in times of growth, happiness, sadness and loss. In my mind, love also means wanting what is best for someone and encouraging them to be their best self.

In "The Wife of Bath's Tale", sovereignty is the major subject that is dealt with in the marriage situation. The knight, in search of the correct answer of what women most desire in life, stumbles upon an old hag with the answer. In exchange for the answer, the knight is forced to marry the woman. The woman desires sovereignty over her husband, which is selfish and inconsiderate.

Knights are one of the most mistaken figures of the medieval era due to fairytales and over exaggerated fiction novels. When medieval knights roamed the earth, it was known that they were only human and, like humans, had faults. These knights did not always live up to the standards designated by society. However, in The Canterbury Tales, the knight is revealed as a character that would now be considered a knight in shining armor, a perfect role model in how he acts and what he does. Modern day people see them as chivalrous figures instead of their actual role as mounted cavalry soldiers. As time passes, the idea of what a knight is changes from a simple cavalry soldier to a specific type of behavior.

In the Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer, the Knight and the Wife of Bath are similar and also different. The Knight represents the nobility and military estate while the Wife of Bath represents the middle status. Both the Knight and the Wife of Bath are fearless. The Knight was a fearless worthy man who fought in the crusades while the Wife of Bath was fearless about her opinions on love, she was outspoken.

love for a family, and love for one self, and there is also a love for other people. John Donne