In Chaucer’s description of the Knight, discuss whether you agree or disagree with Chaucer’s intentions to represent the ideal of Knighthood.
Chaucer describes the knight as having some very real and obvious flaws such as, dishonorable behavior, and having ignoble apparel. Because Chaucer gave the Knight such imperfections, his intentions to represent the ideal Knight did not seem sensible.
The reason why the Knight wanted to go on a pilgrimage was because he wanted to cleanse his spirit of dirt that many wars imposed on it. Because the knight went on the pilgrimage to cleanse