ENGL 220 Study Guide - Final Guide: Courtly Love, Upper Class, Anachronism
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A line that you don"t have to refer to the previous or the next line to understand it. More and more people did not fight into the three estates. The poet and his narrator must not be confused (298) My wit is short, ye may wel understonde (line 313) The narrator knows the name of the cook"s horse but not the cook"s name. Narrator just accounted portraits and didn"t provide comment on conflict. Avoid conflict under the reign of henry iv. Lower class rank knight and high rank married woman. 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. He was a verray, parfit, gentil knyght (line 72) Participated in all campiam which were impossible. Proud knight like him should have shiny armour.
