Short Story: The Winged Knight

I’m hither, with abhor, to complain about mine daughter Hermia. My lord, this sir, Demetrius, hath mine permission to marry that lady. Step forward, Lysander. —But this other sir, Lysander, hath cast a magic spell ov'r mine child’s heart. You, thee, Lysander, you’ve given that lady poems, and switch thy love with mine daughter. You’ve connived to steal mine daughter’s heart, making that lady stubborn and harsh instead of obedient, I asketh thee to alloweth me exercise the right that all fathers has't in Athens. Since the lady belongs to me, I can doth what I want with her, as the law says: I can either maketh that lady marry Demetrius—or hath that lady killed.

Even though these qualities are praised in this culture, medieval narratives commonly uphold unrealistic virtues of what a perfect woman is. After Lanval vows to keep their love a secret, the queen of the court tempts the knight with her love. She says, "Lanval, I have honored, cherished and loved you much. You may have all my love: just tell me what you desire! I grant you my love and you should be glad to have me" (pp. 1771). Shortly after Lanval rejects her advances, the queen further establishes her ill will towards the good knight by saying, "I well believe that you do not like this kind of pleasure. I have been told often enough that you have no desire for women" (pp. 1771). The importance of these accusations exemplifies the queen's power and influence over Lanval. Although he graciously declines the queen's love, he regrettably reveals his love to the queen in an attempt to prove himself to the court. He says, "And I will tell you one thing; you can be sure that one of her servants, even the very poorest girl, is worth more than you, my lady the Queen, in body, face and beauty, wisdom and goodness" (pp. 1771). The manner which the queen entices Lanval reveals that both power and evil can be easily compared to this woman's actions, showing readers the other side of the coin. The division between these two women illustrates how often this society feeds off of a virgin/ whore dichotomy, branding such women

He then strikes back in a most unchivalrous and demeaning response. "This knyght answerde, allas! and weylawey! / I woot right wel that swich was my biheste. / For goddes love, as chees a newe requeste! / Taak al my good, and lat my body go," (1064-7). To supposedly be living by a code of honor, the knight's sharp words are an attempt to break out of his bond. I only emphasize them to express the sheer lack of respect and appreciativeness he has for his savior. After she humbly replies that all she wants is his love above all the wealth in the world, he starkly fires back in shock, "My love . . . Nay my dampnacioun!" (1073). He continues to spout off lines of rejection; digging himself into a deeper hole with the woman he has already sworn indirectly to marry. The story continues with a description of the sadness around the day of the marriage, all the while opposing the Wife's former views that a women's value lies less in her appearance and more in her performance in bed, that beauty is hardly an important factor in determining a woman's value. Yet, the knight strongly rejects her merely on her lack of beauty. Whether the hag is simply desperate or confused is undetermined, but she gives in to the knight's lack of supposedly ingrained chivalry by letting him off with a light lecture on true nobility. Her quaint address is surmised by the simple statement, "I shal fufille youre worldly

About ten thirty that morning, she sent a servant to ask that I join her for brunch. It was just across the street so when the time came, Benét helped me dress and then I walked over. A handsome male servant ushered me in. It was my first visit to the townhouse since my marriage to Louis. I blushed, wondering if he was one of

“We’re in here, hurry I have something to give you,” yelled his dad. Once John got there his dad was holding a sword that looked very similar to the coin he gotten from WolfKnight and his partner.

This wedding season in particular is very special. This summer we had a total of three nuptial ceremonies in the noble families, including the king himself. “The lovers full of joy and mirth... Joy and fresh days of love accompany [their] hearts!” (145). These marriages include, King Theseus and Queen Hippolyta, noble Lysander and Lady Hermia, and noble Demetrius and Helena. The wedding of King Theseus and Queen Hippolyta has long been expected.

"That Potter." *Draco mumbles, pacing back and forth in front of the fire place with much agitation* "That's the last time he's going to mess with me." *He seethes with anger. He takes a necklace out of his pocket. This is the one he planned on cursing Katie Bell with, but the guilt from what he was about to do was already weighing him down. He hears someone walking into the common. He slips the necklace into his rob*

The Canterbury Tales begin with The Knight’s Tale; which chronicles the tragic love triangle of Palamon, Arcite and Emilye. The following tale, which is told by the Miller, is also a love triangle, and is in many ways similar to the Knight’s tale. However, the Miller’s tale sharply contrasts the Knight’s, almost parodying it. The Knight’s tale is a tragic of nobility, heritage and focuses heavily on mythology and astrology, whereas The Miller’s tale is a comedy, focusing on the common-man and his less civilized, and bawdy lifestyle. The two stories mirror one another in many ways, but are presented from completely different sides of the spectrum. When the two tales are looked at closely, it doesn’t seem to be a coincidence that they occur

Not hesitating once to reject her father’s request, she dashed down the stairs, her dress rustling behind her. She noticed that her father was not alone. With him stood a knight. He was handsome, but wore clothes with holes and tears.

“You don’t understand Alyxander… Shes incapable of handling a task this big. If you really want to send her to her death….well then, what type of Watchdog are you. Surely not the kind i’ve known.” There was a woman standing tucked in the corner with a man. They looked to be in an attack.

“My cousin, Tabris, was to be wed to an elf that looked like he came right out of a story. Soris rolled his eyes. “Perfect features, manners, and clearly pleased with

“Did you murder somebody?” Her sprits lifted suddenly. Her eyes looked at a smiley teenage boy. There, he possessed a diminutive speaker.

“Good evening, sir,” said Arthur. “I’m here to visit Princess Mithian. I trust you’ll remain silent about my visitation, correct?” He looked the knight straight in the eye.

A young couple, Lysander and Hermia wish to be married but Hermia’s father wants her to marry Demetrius. Helena, another young woman, is in love with Demetrius but he does not love her. Lysander and Hermia decide to run off through the woods to elope, and they tell Helena of their plans. Wanting an excuse to see Demetrius, Helena tells him about the couple running off to elope and he chases after them. In a similar part of the woods, the fairy King Oberon and Queen Titania argue, which leads him to play a trick on her. He makes her fall in love with the first person she sees, which happens to be a man with the head of a mule. He notices Demetrius and Helena argue and tells Robin, a fairy subject, to use the love potion on Demetrius. Robin mixes

Corin says, "Sir, I am a true laborer. I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man's happiness, glad of other man's good, content with my harm, and the greatest of my pride is to see my ewes graze and my lambs suck" (3.2.73-77). Meanwhile Duke Senior and others lords are discussing how much they love life in the forest. "…and this our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in every thing" (2.1.15-17). A lord reports that melancholy Jaques came across a dying deer. "…to the which place a poor sequest'red stag, that from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt, did come to languish..." (2.1.34-36). At the end of the play Hymen, god of marriage, brings in Rosalind. "Good duke, receive thy daughter. …yea, brought her hither, that thou mightst join her hand with his, whose heart within his bosom is" (5.4.115-119).