Love is initiallyrevered as the greatest and most pure of all achievements, and the lady's reciprocation the ultimate prize. ... This relationship highlights the superiority of "male" friendship over the Love that has been proclaimed as all-encompassing and even fatal. ... Although this seems like a small moment in such a sprawling story, it casts a bright light on what knights really thought of women and the courtly love for tgen they were supposed to value above all else. ... This damsel, loved by all readers, is portrayed as smart, loyal, pretty, and kind, and she is the confidant t...

• Word Count: 1798
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Oh, you know all right. ... "The night my son died I was transformed to stone and never wept at all... Her son John gets involved in a pretty serious relationship with Arlene, Lotties daughter. ... When Brams horse died, she had a hard time trying to find something soothing to say or do because she always had a stonewall built up between them. ... I was alone, never anything else, and never free, for I carried my chains within me, and they spread out from me and shackled all I touched. ...

• Word Count: 1843
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School