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Adhemar Quotes In The Knight's Tale

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Not all knights are chivalrous. In Chaucer’s The Knight’s Tale, Sir William Thatcher is more chivalrous then Adhemar because of his bravery and honor, his respect towards women, and the fact that he defended the poor and weak. William showed courtesy, generosity, valor, and humbleness throughout his entire journey. He never thought of himself as higher than anyone else, and tried to help people at any given chance. William is without a doubt the most chivalrous knight of the two.

William was brave and honorable in the fact that he wasn’t a cheat and always fought fair. When he jousted the black prince and the black prince was exhausted and couldn’t go again, William showed mercy and agreed to call it a draw. Before the match, William knew that he was about to joust the black prince yet he jousted him anyway while the others forfeited. At one point, William refused to leave town knowing he would be captured. The black prince returned William’s old favor by knighting William when he was at his lowest point. William also never cheated as Adhemar did in their match when Adhemar sharpened his joust and stabbed William. Afterwards, William rode while hurt with no armor, yet still beating Adhemar. William showed loyalty to Chaucer, paying Chaucer’s debt when he was held up due to gambling. Adhemar was a …show more content…

William truly loved Joslyn, while Adhemar said that he just wanted her as another trophy. Adhemar wanted to beat William in every way possible, including over Joslyn. An example of this is Adhemar going directly to Joslyn’s father and asking for his blessing, ignoring what Joslyn really wanted. Afterwards, he went to William to rub it in his face. Adhemar also tried to embarrass William in front of Joslyn by asking him to show his country’s dance. He would have been successful too if Joslyn didn’t step in to help William come up with one. Adhemar simply saw Joslyn as a challenge, not as a

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