Love Is A Sacrifice

             


                The Knight’s Tale is written by Geoffrey Chaucer and was said to be written in the 14^th century. Chaucer’s goal was to write 120 tales, but suddenly, he died before achieving his goal.
--Skip to the third paragraph for the short summary of the story.

                I liked the story of the knight’s tale because it teaches us to be true to ourselves and not to cheat on others. It also teaches us to be honest, selfless, and be humble. Love is powerful that can change the lover's  physical appearance, the lover risks his life to win favor for his love, and he is inspired to do anything for love.

                The story is about two men who fell in love with the same woman. These men are cousins who have sworn to be brothers. Let me name these characters. The two men are named as Palamon and Arcite while the woman, is Emilye. Emilye is so beautiful that the two men argued because of her. Palamon and Arcite became rivals. Both of them are very eager to marry Emilye. Arcite’s reason for marrying Emilye is money, while Palamon, on the other hand, really loves Emilye. They ended up with a competition that the first one to get out of prison will marry Emilye.  Arcite was the first one who is able to get out of prison. He worked at Emilye’s chamberlain and used the pseudonym, Philostrate. Seven years later, Palamon got out of the prison too. He then knew what Arcite did. When Palamon saw Arcite in the woods, they confronted each other claiming the right to Emilye. The next day, Arcite challenged Palamon. Duke Theseus was out that day and saw the two fighting. Palamon admitted to the duke that they both love Emilye. Theseus was about to kill them but Emilye and Hypolita, the wife of Theseus, came and stopped Theseus. The king told them that he will hold a competition fifty weeks from that day. Arcite won the competition but when he was about to take the hand of Emilye, the Earth trembles and he fell down from his horse. The duke called Palamon to marry Emilye since Arcite died. Athens is still mourning for the death of Arcite. Palamon and Emilye wore black clothes to symbolize that they haven't moved on yet.