In the Canterbury Tales, the
contrast Chaucer makes between the other characters and the knight is a very
interesting divide. The majority of the other pilgrims struggle with very
worldly things such as alcohol and lust. The Knight is the epitome of chivalry,
truth, honor, freedom, and courtesy. Chaucer says that he admires the night. He
is the most noble among the pilgrims. He does not struggle with finding his
identity as most of the other pilgrims do. I wonder why Chaucer only put one
person of this morality in the story. I assume that men of this high esteem are
not easy to find.
ps. I commented on Jamie's post!
I thought the plowman and the parson were good characters as well. You do make an excellent point, though! There is a clear distinction between the knight and the other characters.
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