The Squire In Canterbury Tales
The Squire
During the time of Middle English, love and romance was a very common theme for many stories and poems. The Squire, a well-dressed and proper man traveling around with the other pilgrims, shares a tale that is romantic with a twist of magic within the story. His tale may be what he hopes to one day gain in his future instead of carrying the reputation he has now throughout the rest of his life; or so that is what it seems like.
In the Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer, we are introduced to a character that seems to know a lot about love and romance. Also the son of a high ranking Knight “a fine young Squire, / a lover and cadet, a lad of fire.” (General Prologue, 81-83). He is described as a very handsome, young 20 year old man but he does not have just one true love rather he has been with quite a few women in his time so far. He carries the reputation of a man who sleeps around with many women and “he slept as little as a nightingale” ( General Prologue 100) meaning that he would spend all night long with the multiple lovers …show more content…
The wearer happens to be the king’s daughter, Canace, and now that she wears it she is able to understand the language of every bird and to know quick remedies for the healing of any injuries or sickness that a bird may have. The knight also carries a sword by his side, without a cover, that has the ability to cut through any man’s armor. There is another power with this sword, the only way to heal the wound that the sword may inflict, is to place the sword on its flat side over the wound and it will disappear. The last but not least gift the knight has with him is the horse he rode in on, it is a brass steed which has the power of teleportation and can take anyone wherever they please in a moments notice. But the thing is that the only person who knows how to get the steed to react is the knight until he shares the secret with the king “You have to turn a knob that’s in his ear.” (Squire’s Tale
During the time of Middle English, love and romance was a very common theme for many stories and poems. The Squire, a well-dressed and proper man traveling around with the other pilgrims, shares a tale that is romantic with a twist of magic within the story. His tale may be what he hopes to one day gain in his future instead of carrying the reputation he has now throughout the rest of his life; or so that is what it seems like.
In the Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer, we are introduced to a character that seems to know a lot about love and romance. Also the son of a high ranking Knight “a fine young Squire, / a lover and cadet, a lad of fire.” (General Prologue, 81-83). He is described as a very handsome, young 20 year old man but he does not have just one true love rather he has been with quite a few women in his time so far. He carries the reputation of a man who sleeps around with many women and “he slept as little as a nightingale” ( General Prologue 100) meaning that he would spend all night long with the multiple lovers …show more content…
The wearer happens to be the king’s daughter, Canace, and now that she wears it she is able to understand the language of every bird and to know quick remedies for the healing of any injuries or sickness that a bird may have. The knight also carries a sword by his side, without a cover, that has the ability to cut through any man’s armor. There is another power with this sword, the only way to heal the wound that the sword may inflict, is to place the sword on its flat side over the wound and it will disappear. The last but not least gift the knight has with him is the horse he rode in on, it is a brass steed which has the power of teleportation and can take anyone wherever they please in a moments notice. But the thing is that the only person who knows how to get the steed to react is the knight until he shares the secret with the king “You have to turn a knob that’s in his ear.” (Squire’s Tale