ENGL 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Courtly Love
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Wif can mean an elderly unmarried woman. Corruption is right in the medieval church. Medieval love between a knight and a married noble/higher rank woman. Medieval upper class adultery but not realized. Make the knight a better person through adultery. The love encourage a great deal of bravery. In hope to stonden in his lady grace (line 88) He koude songes make and wel endite, (line 95) Can"t sleep if one is a knight nyghtyngale. (line 97-98) So hoote he lovede that by nyghtertale/he sleep namoore than dooth a. Prioress should not wear such expensive thing unless it is family. Hir mouth ful smal, and therto softe and reed. (line 153) That no drop fell upon her breast. (line 131) But for to speken of hire conscience, (line 142) And al was conscience and tendre herte. (line 150) Going back and forht btwn conscience and appearance. Suggests that the nun cares a great deal about her appearance.
