Write a summary of the pilgrims tale (The Knights Tale) include the most important characters and events of the passage. You need 25 at least sentences.
Write a summary of the pilgrims tale (The Knights Tale) include the most important characters and events of the passage. You need 25 at least sentences.
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Canterbury tales
The Knight's tale (modern translation.)
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Write a summary of the pilgrims tale (The Knights Tale) include the most important characters and events of the passage. You need 25 at least sentences.
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Here begins the Knight's Tale. lamque domos patrias, Sithice post aspera gentis prelia laurigero, etc. And
now (Theseus drawing nigh his) native land in laurelled car after battling with the Scithian folk, etc. 859
Whilom, as olde stories tellen us, Once, as old histories tell us, 860 Ther was a duc that highte Theseus;
There was a duke who was called Theseus; 861 Of Atthenes he was lord and governour, He was lord and
governor of Athens, 862 And in his tyme swich a conquerour And in his time such a conqueror 863 That
gretter was ther noon under the sonne. That there was no one greater under the sun. 864 Ful many a
riche contree hadde he wonne; Very many a powerful country had he won; 865 What with his wysdom
and his chivalrie, What with his wisdom and his chivalry, 866 He conquered al the regne of Femenye, He
conquered all the land of the Amazons, 867 That whilom was ycleped Scithia, That once was called
Scithia, 868 And weddede the queene Ypolita, And wedded the queen Ypolita, 869 And broghte hire
hoom with hym in his contree and brought her home with him into his country 870 With muchel glorie
and greet solempnytee, With much glory and great ceremony, 871 And eek hir yonge suster Emelye.
And also her young sister Emelye. 872 And thus with victorie and with melodye And thus with victory
and with festivity 873 Lete I this noble duc to Atthenes ryde, I leave this noble duke riding to Athens, 874
And al his hoost in armes hym bisyde. And all his host in arms beside him. 875 And certes, if it nere to
long to heere, And certainly, if it were not too long to hear, 876 I wolde have toold yow fully the manere
I would have told you fully the manner 877 How wonnen was the regne of Femenye How the reign of
Femenye was won Honors British and World Literature / Honors Project #1 Fal I/ Mrs. Tkac h 2 878 By
Theseus and by his chivalrye; By Theseus and by his chivalry; 879 And of the grete bataille for the nones
And of the great battle at that time 880 Bitwixen Atthenes and Amazones; Between Athenians and
Amazons; 881 And how asseged was Ypolita, And how Ypolita was besieged, 882 The faire, hardy
queene of Scithia; The fair, bold queen of Scithia; 883 And of the feste that was at hir weddynge, And of
the festivity that was at their wedding, 884 And of the tempest at hir hoom -comynge; And of the storm
at her home -coming; 885 But al that thyng I moot as now forbere. But all that matter I must now forgo.
886 I have, God woot, a large feeld to ere, I have, God knows, a large field to till, 887 And wayke been
the oxen in my plough. And the oxen in my plow are weak. 888 The remenant of the tale is long ynough.
The remnant of the tale is long enough. 889 I wol nat letten eek noon of this route; Also I will not hinder
any one of this company; 890 Lat every felawe telle his tale aboute, Let every fellow tell his tale in turn,
891 And lat se now who shal the soper wynne; And let's see now who shall win the supper; 892 And ther
I lefte, I wol ayeyn bigynne. And where I left off, I will again begin. 893 This duc, of whom I make
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mencioun, This duke, of whom I make mention, 894 Whan he was come almoost unto the toun, When
he was come almost unto the town, 895 In al his wele and in his mooste pride, In all his prosperity and in
his most pride, 896 He was war, as he caste his eye aside, He was aware, as he cast his eye aside, 897
Where that ther kneled in the heighe weye Where there kneeled in the high way 898 A compaignye of
ladyes, tweye and tweye, A company of ladies, two by two, 899 Ech after oother clad in clothes blake;
Each after another, clad in black clothes; 900 But swich a cry and swich a wo they make But such a cry
and such a woeful (lament) they make 901 That in this world nys creature lyvynge That in this world is
no living creature 902 That herde swich another waymentynge; That (ever) heard lamentation such as
this; 903 And of this cry they nolde nevere stenten And of this cry they would not ever stop 904 Til they
the reynes of his brydel henten. Until they seized the reins of his bridle. Honors British and World
Literature / Honors Project #1 Fal I/ Mrs. Tkaç h 3 905 "What folk been ye, that at myn hom -comynge
"What folk are you, who at my homecoming 906 Perturben so my feste with criynge?" So disturb my
festival with crying?" 907 Quod Theseus. "Have ye so greet envye Said Theseus. "Have you such great
envy 908 Of myn honour, that thus compleyne and crye? Of my honor, (you) who thus lament and cry?
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909 Or who hath yow mysboden or offended? Or who has injured or offended you? 910 And telleth me
if it may been amended, And tell me if it may be remedied, 911 And why that ye been clothed thus in
blak." And why you are clothed thus in black." 912 The eldeste lady of them alle spak, The eldest lady of
them all spoke, 913 Whan she hadde swowned with a deedly cheere, After she had swooned with (so)
deadly a countenance, 914 That it was routhe for to seen and heere; That it was pitiful to see and hear;
915 She seyde, "Lord, to whom Fortune hath yiven She said, "Lord, to whom Fortune has given 916
Victorie, and as a conqueror to lyven, Victory, and (allowed) to live as a conqueror, 917 Nat greveth us
youre glorie and youre honour, Your glory and your honor does not grieve us, 918 But we biseken mercy
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