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    A knights Tale

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    An Ideal Knight Today there are only a few orders of "knights." These include the Knights of Columbus and Knights of Malta and they represent the ideals and values that knights were supposed to uphold. The idea of a armored knight are closely descended from the equites class of Rome. Knights were closely tied to the various fiefdoms and to the church. They were expected to follow a code of Knightly Virtues. These included: being beautiful in spirit‚ charity‚ good cheer‚ chivalry‚ courage‚ courtesy

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    The Knight’s Tale‚ the story of two knights that fight for the love of a woman they do not know‚ and The Miller’s Tales‚ the story of three men trying to win the heart of one woman‚ are two tales that share similar story lines and themes that include courtly love and chivalry. The themes in the two tales at times seem to be very satirical throughout the stories‚ especially The Miller’s Tale; however‚ the presentations of the satirical themes in each story have a different approach from one another

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    Irony in Canterbury Tales

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    Irony is a form of speech in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the words used. There are three tales that are fantastic demonstrations of irony. “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”‚ “The Pardoner’s Tale”‚ and “The Nun Priest’s Tale” are the three. While each one is different‚ each uses irony to teach its characters a lesson. “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” does not have as much irony in it as the other two tales do. The most major ironical difference is that of the nature of the knight’s

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    Many tales are told in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. Probably the greatest on is "The Pardoner’s Tale". A greedy Pardoner who preaches to feed his own desires tells "The Pardoner’s Tale". This story contains excellent examples of verbal‚ situational‚ and dramatic irony. Verbal irony occurs when a writer or speaker says one thing but really means something quite different. He tells the other pilgrims that his sermons reflect how money is the root of all evils‚ "radix malorum est cupiditas

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    In “The Tell-Tale Heart‚” irony occurs throughout the story. For exampleirony occurs when the old man locks himself in his home to escape evil only to be killed by someone within. Poe states‚ “His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness (for the shutters had been close fastened‚ through fear of robbers)…” (524). By looking at this quotation‚ we can see that the old man feared being robbed‚ so he placed shutters on all the doors to be safe and to keep thieves from stealing his gold and

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    Miller Requites the Knight In Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales‚ differences between characters and connections between the tales themselves produce humour and irony. One of the best examples of irony and humour between figures’ in the Canterbury Tales is in the parallels that exist between “The Miller’s Tale” and “The Knight’s Tale.” The Miller tells the audience he will “requite” “The Knight’s Tale” (Chaucer 3119). The Miller requites the Knight not only in the form of his tale but also in the similarities

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    Canterbury Tales: The Knight In his prologue‚ Geoffrey Chaucer introduces all of the characters who are involved in this fictional journey and who will tell the tales. One of the more interesting of the characters included in this introductory section is the Knight. Chaucer initially refers to the Knight as "a most distinguished man" and‚ indeed‚ his sketch of the Knight is highly complimentary. In this essay‚ I will contrast Chaucer’s ideal Knight with its modern equivalent. The Knight‚ Chaucer

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    A Knights Tale Analysis

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    a movie to be a “medieval romance” it only has to have romance and be set in the middle ages. However if it fulfills any other criteria it helps. The movie “A Knights Tale” is strange fit with medieval romance with a bit of a modern twist. It is the story of a young squire of “lowly birth” who is inspired to become a knight when the knight he works for dies. However‚ he is not of noble birth so‚ he has to get proof that he is noble forged. To summarize‚ he becomes very successful‚ falls in love with

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    of schooling‚ I have always been fascinated by medieval knights. Even as a child‚ I remember enjoying the tales of the great quests the knights would embark on. Whether it be slaying a mighty foe or adventuring to a far off land‚ the stories of knights were always exciting to hear. Because of this fascination‚ I chose to tell my creative tale in the style of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales from the perspective of the knight. Knights during the time of medieval England were responsible for

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    The Knights Tale Analysis

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    The Knights Tale Religion and philosophy play a vital role in the Knight’s Tale. The story is told in such a way that is improbable. The story line creates characters that exist to move from one point to the other. The main characters are set free to appease the story‚ as well as fall in love at first sight. The idea of fate and destiny is an overwhelming theme in the story. Palamon blames his fate on Venus and Saturn for falling in love. Throughout the story the characters would go to the gods seeking

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