The truth is with the Knight you know there's more to him. He fought in the Crusades for Christ sake (not to mention hoards of other wars) and probably has more blood on his hands than any of the travelers. With the many translations of this tale, its hard to know exactly why Chaucer portrayed The Knight as a perfect seasoned warrior with a gentle spirit. That said, his tale was entertaining to say the least.
Interesting fact, which I didn't know was Shakespeare and John Fletcher co-wrote and adaptation of Chaucer's The Knight's Tale with The Two Noble Kinsmen.
What about you? Are you a fan of the Knight? Are you happy its Friday?
Mina B.
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7 comments:
One admirable and well-rounded character is acceptable. I would think a knight would be a little messed up after years of war and death though.
I like the night, but I don't love him the way I love some of his more flawed characters. Still, he's made for some great adaptations.
I like knights who defend their countries better than ones who invade someone else's but...times were different back then.
Who wants to read about perfect characters? Uhhh have you read Twilight?
150 million people got on board with the fact that Edward is "perfect".
Seriously...I'm quoting Stephanie Meyer. That's how he's described.
Perfect. Look it up if you don't believe me. Trust me, I read it.
Since I haven't read Chaucer I can't say for certian, but it seems like when we do anything fictional with knights these days Chaucer's knight is the base for that :)
Maybe he kept a lot of things bottled up and presented this well-rounded facade.
There's obviously more to the knight, that will remain forever hidden... his "perfect" character worked for that era... it's meant to be that way...?
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