In Geoffrey Chaucer's medieval poem, The Canterbury Tales, the knight is the first pilgrim described in the General Prologue and the first to proclaim his tale. The Knight's Tale exquisitely contains enriching language, beautiful imagery, and a "wealth of description of characterization (Fowler14)." Chaucer's opinion of the knight is positively supported by the outstandingly worthy and favored qualities that the knight posses. Through the selection of his story, the Knight displays a chivralic and romantic role in the medieval world. Chaucer is also known as the "father of English poetry", for who so passionately loved his literature, made his love his work, and his work his last breath. .
Chaucer's knight features the finest traits of honesty, loyalty, and generosity. The knight is shown as being handsomely designed and socially prominent, that may hint to Chaucer's favor of the knight. Every pilgrim was honored to be in the presence of the knight, for they valued so much his humble and wise example. Chaucer's positive opinion is widely shared and held by many other authors, literary critics, and mostly by the common reader. Even being the highest-ranking layman in the group, and maybe even the farthest traveled, the knight always was polite and mild fashion. The knight's "rustic tunic of fustian and his plentiful attired horse (Rossignol198)" symbolized his active role in battle, solely against the heathens, which proves his dedication in fighting for God. When the Knight ends his tale with "God save al this faire campaignye(Chucer3108)", that may emphasize Chaucer's deliberate choice of words that express yet another refined deed of his knight; by this he recognized the groups" unity even though they were among different social classes and addresses everyone in his farewell. The knight never boasted about himself nor his battles "in far Granada at the siege [was he] of Algercias, and in Belmarie.
When the old ideas of knightly conduct, courage, loyalty, and courtesy were beginning to erode. ... Literary critic, John Gardner, says that "for Gawain, who in his own view has sinned through lack of faith, is from the court's point of view a great hero" (235). ...
He is viewed as a loyal and caring lord; not only for his people but also for his dream, Camelot. ... Arthur, showing his knightly chivalry, asked Lady Guinevere, woman to man if she really wanted to marry. ... The next example of Arthur's love for Guinevere is shown when Arthur allows her to voice her own opinions and views when she is sitting with the knights of the round table. ...
However, there is somebody who always knew what would be the outcome of Emma's little plan, Mr Knightly. We see Mr Knightly as the realistic character in this book from the beginning of the play. ... Nevertheless, the end result is a lot of heartbreak; mostly at the expense of Harriet Smith whish is due to Emma's romantic views. These views could be because of her high opinion of her friend which she uses in Harriet's defense "I know that such a girl as Harriet is exactly what every man delights in - what at once bewitches his senses and satisfies his judgment." ...
History's heroes, relying so heavily on individual prowess, might view our concept of warfare as cowardly. ... Many individuals respond with knightly generosity in today's world as well. ... The final precept of chivalry, aligning perhaps most closely to that stereotypical fairytale knighthood, considers the knightly treatment of women. ...
Thomas Malory's "Le Morte D'Arthur", Tells the story of King Arthur and his knights at the round table. Through this exhilarating story shows the misfortunes, achievements, battles, quests, treason and not to mention courtly love of these knights. Which fuels the burning passion and drive for them t...
In considering whether or not both the visual and written text works hand in hand one must view both texts in terms of semiotic analysis. ... This further detail may not have been presupposed by merely viewing the photograph. ... This is exemplified through "Mr Knightly, a sensible man about seven or eight-and-thirty", which means Mr Knightly is thirty-eight (Austen 8). ... However, in Austen's crucial realisation scenes when Emma discovers her love for Mr Knightly, Austen's style takes the form of broken sentences and exclamation marks to emphasise the importance of the moment. ...
Upon returning to his home one evening, Durbeyfield meets a man named Parson Tringham who tells him that the Durbeyfield family is the "lineal representative of the ancient and knightly family of the d'Urbervilles, who . . . came from Normandy with William the Conqueror."(p. 18) This news suddenly changes Durbeyfield's view on his family's lifestyle and he decides that they should be living as their knightly and noble ancestors once did. ...
Upon returning to his home one evening, Durbeyfield meets a man named Parson Tringham who tells him that the Durbeyfield family is the "lineal representative of the ancient and knightly family of the d'Urbervilles, who . . . came from Normandy with William the Conqueror."(p. 18) This news suddenly changes Durbeyfield's view on his family's lifestyle and he decides that they should be living as their knightly and noble ancestors once did. ...
