“The Franklin’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer is an admirable, noble, honorable love tale which, in some ways intertwines with “the Knight’s Tale.” In both Tales it’s a first sight love where marriage is a strong unbreakable bond where the women are not only the servants but the husbands to behind closed doors at least.

Arveragus, a noble knight in Brittany, pronounced his undying love for Dorigen, who “amongst the loveliest under the sun” and she came from family “so high a kind.” Dorigen finally in the end “saw his worthiness” and felt ashamed for all the sorrow and anguish he had suffered and “took him as her beloved husband and lord”.

Arveragus gave his promise as a knight that he would never darken her delight (p409). He took this promise to honor and obey her and all her love always keeping her first and never trying to use or abuse his authority against her, for that would bring shame upon his honor. With all his promises he had made to her

Dorigen vowed to never break or harm the free run he set upon her and to be truthful, loving, caring, humble wife. They both vowed that if this not be true their hearts should be broken without a doubt.

With all their love and obedience to each other they moved to his homeland. They lived a year of blissful love when he decided to go to Britain seeking higher arms and higher reputation in honor. He said he would only be gone a year, but was gone two years.

As Dorigen and Aurelius left the Garden Party they began talking when he confessed his undying love for her. He pleaded with her not to leave him, but to go with him. Dorigen offended by all his talk told him of her bond and love with her husband, but playfully told him if he could vanish the rocks at the bottom of the cliffs by the boat docks she would love him more that any man. Aurelius leaves knowing this can never be done.

Marriage, love it’s all a bond that you join together with your husband wife we are servants to each other in love and honor. And all these things were respected and kept with their own heartache taken, but all survived and all learned noble, honor, love, respect is the right way. Once joined shall be joined.

Aurelius sick with heartache lay and wept for he knew he could never do what she has asked when his brother hears of his despair and comes to side to help him. He swept Aurelius from the ground and carried him off to bed where he tell

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