- Palamon prays to Afrodite, the god of love asking for help to have Emily as his wife. But if he is meant to lose make him die in the fastest way possible...a spear through the heart.
- Emily prays to Diana, goddess of chastity, she wants to remain un-married (have neither man win the competition). But if her destiny is set, she wants to be married to the man who will love her the best. Diana gives Emily a sign that she will definitely be married to 1 of the 2 men.
- Arcita prays to the god of war, Mars, Arcita says he will be Mars' loyal servant if he is victorious in battle.
- People came from all over Athens to see the battle over Emily. The only rule is that once one of the men has died the battle is over.
- The battle begins with a lot of injuries and blood, Theseus allows the captured men to take a break. Soon, Palamon loses because of King Emetreus and Theseus awards Emily to Arcita.
- Arcita is flung from his horse and is trampled to death. Arcita gets his wish ( to be victorious in battle) and Palamon gets his wish ( to be married to Emily).
- The battle is considered an act of the gods!
- Palamon is awarded Emily and Arcita is buried as a hero and his legacy was remembered for many years.
The Squire
- There is a father-son relationship between The Knight and the Squire.
- The Squire's job is to follow his father (the Knight), and prepare to become a knight.
- The Squire is not "into" becoming a knight, he is more interested in his APPEARANCE.
- The Squire is described as wearing a very neatly pressed tuneck, very fancy clothes, with flowers. His hair is perfectly pressed and curled. He is very interested in the ladies.
- Unlike his father, the Squire's priorities are; 1. His life back home, love, and the court. 2. Knighthood and fighting.
- He enjoys poetry, playing the flute, music, and singing.
- He is obsessed with the game "Courtly Love."- You choose an unavailable member of the opposite sex. You flirt with them, constantly write them letters saying how much you love them, and torture yourself because you can not have them. You lose the game if you act on your impulses and pursue the person as a lover.
- The Squire is an honorable youth, and serves his father well. BUT in his off hours he is NOT thinking about becoming a knight.
- The Squire tells a fragment of a tale, or an unfinished tale (Chaucer was interupted b/c the tale was horrible).
- The tale begins with a celebration of the King when all of a sudden a knight busts through the doors and says he wants to honor the King by giving him gifts.
- The gifts are: 1. Sword (1 side is razor sharp and used to kill enemies, the other side is used to heal wounds) 2. A magical ring ( helps the ring bearer understand and communicate with birds) 3. A magical Horse ( brass horse with a key peg, you think of where you want to go, turn the key and it transports you there).
- The King decides the give the ring to his daughter as a gift.
- The daugher wakes up the next morning and is drawn to an injured falcon. She asks the falcon what happened and it replied that its "boy falcon" is cheating on her and is desiring a Kite (type of bird).
- Falcon=Noble bird......Kite=not a noble bird
- The female falcon gets so upset and injures herself.
- The princess takes the falcon back to the castle and cares for it.
- SUDDENLY the story takes a huge turn and begins talking about war and battle.
- The Franklin stands up and says that the Squire has done a great job( HE IS BEING NICE)...but he thinks that it should be someone elses turn to tell a story.
- The tale is never finished.
- Chaucer purposely makes the Squire look FOOLISH!
Sorry for posting so late...
John Leskow
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