He has broken the strictest codes of honor, loyalty and honesty, and his immediate is to escape the contemptuous eyes of society. ... The lion's enduring loyalty to his master is in stark contrast to Yvain's feeble refusal to act upon his regret as he believes he should. ... The encounter between these two most noble knights serves to give the reader a picture of true friendship between men of the Middle Ages. ...
In their discussions and explorations of what it is that makes a person a good human being, Socrates and Confucius value many of the same traits. Primarily, they both value the pursuit of learning as key to the development of their model of an enlightened person. However, there are a few important d...