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    deeds‚and not as just normal soldiers.Nowadays the Code of Chivalry is not an official code anymore‚ but it still exists. In The Song of Roland‚ Roland is being a role model of a good knight by following the Code of Chivalry .In “Perceval: The Story of the Grail‚ Perceval could be considered as a bad knight because he falters to uphold few of the essential rules of the code.In our modern day life people uphold the code by their rightful behavior and actions. In Song of Roland Roland upholds the code

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    ladies. Perceval’s mother instructs him to never “withhold [his] aid” from a lady or a “maiden in distress” (Lawall 1333). She says that “he who does not yield honor to ladies‚ loses his honor” (Lawall 1333). If Perceval wishes be honored‚ he should “serve ladies and maidens” (Lawall 1334). Perceval obeys his mother’s words. At his first encounter with a maiden‚ he greets her and seeks to please her‚ albeit clumsily. When the maiden at King

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    The Failure to Ask The Story of the Grail‚ by Chrétien de Troyes‚ is a that poem tells the story of Perceval‚ a teenager raised in a forest by his mother‚ who encounters some knights‚ then sees‚ by chance‚ a grail in a castle. Not understanding the significance of this‚ he misses the chance to find out the true nature of the grail by not asking about it. He then wanders in the hopes of finding it again. The story is both that of Perceval’s coming of age and his quest. The first part shows how this

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    her heart. If this baby did not survive‚ she would not‚ either. “Mary?” she asked‚ her voice tremulous‚ but before she could carry on‚ a lusty wail rang throughout the chamber. Hearing that cry‚ Joan sank bank into the pillows with relief. “And Perceval? Is he all right?” “Oh‚ don’t worry about him. He’ll come ‘round soon enough‚” said the older midwife with a hint of a smile in her voice. “I’ve shoved him aside.” A deep fatigue settled over Joan‚ and she was barely aware of delivering the afterbirth

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    Chivalry was considered to be the code of behavior expected of a knight. It was the conduct‚ ideas‚ and ideals of the knightly class of the Middle Ages. It became standardized and referred to as chivalry‚ a term derived from the French word chevalier‚ meaning knight. The code urged the knight to be brave‚ courageous‚ honorable‚ true to his word‚ and loyal to his feudal overlord‚ and to defend his Church. A knight was truthful‚ honest‚ capable‚ educated‚ physically fit‚ noble‚ sincere‚ and subservient

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    How does Winterson’s use of fairy-tale/allegory add to our understanding of ‘Oranges are Not the only Fruit’ as a whole? ‘Oranges are Not the Only Fruit’ is a novel which often uses allegory to create depth and meaning to the novel by blurring the line between fact and fiction. The use of allegory adds to our understanding of ‘Oranges’ as a whole in many different ways. Allegories are used within ‘Oranges are not the Only Fruit’ to fragment the text; the fragmentation is a key characteristic

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    “Good! But there’s so much to tell. I’ll leave that up to Perceval.” Gawain escorted Joan to her new chambers and wished her well. “I’m off to collapse into bed for at least a week‚” he teased. “But not before a tall tankard of ale. Man‚ how I missed ale.” Gawain wandered to his own quarters down the hallway‚ while

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    Christianity‚ according to Richard Barber; and Troyes account of Perceval seeing the holy object‚ is not a borrowed older idea‚ but the “first appearance of the Holy Grail in literature” (Barber 13). This story is an example of the spiritual journey that many Christians would undertake in the Age of Faith; the experience of the journey focuses the person on faith and exposes the foolishness and failures of the person involved. Perceval sees the holy object before him‚ but he does not realize the importance

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    Britain Arthurian Sir Degaré (before 1325‚ SWMid) Sir Orfeo (beginning of 14th c.‚ SE) The Earl of Toulouse (ca. 1400‚ NEMid) Emaré (ca. 1400‚ NE) Layamon’s Brut (chronicle-romance; late 12th c.‚ WMid) Ywain and Gawain (ca. 1300-50‚ N) Sir Perceval of Galles (ca. 1300-40‚ N) Sir Launfal (later 14th c.‚ SE) The Avowynge of King Arthur (ca. 1425‚ N) Composite The Matter of the Orient Ipomadon (late 14th c.‚ NMid) Eger and Grim (ca. 1450‚ N) The Squyr of Lowe Degre (ca. 1500‚ EMid) The

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    river‚ waiting for a knight to find the Grail and heal his wound by asking a question that would heal the king and revive his wasteland. Percival‚ one of King Arthur’s knights‚ is usually the “chosen knight” who finds the Grail. In Troyes’ story‚ Perceval‚ he meets the Fisher King but fails to ask the healing question‚ making him unable to get the Grail. In Wolfram von Eschenbach’s story‚ Percival goes on a long quest‚ initially failing to heal the King‚ but finally does after the course of many years

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