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Static Characters In The Knight's Tale

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In the Knight’s Tale everyone had their set ways. Theseus was the symbolic figure compared to the author himself, they have shared qualities amongst them in other words. They both shared their loyalty to the code of chivalry, though there was the conflict of courtly love. Theseus mostly stayed a static character. Throughout the story you generally saw him a what you’ expect a basic knight. He showed mercy when he allowed Arcite and Palamon to wage war to one another instead of executing them himself. Prior to that he showed courtesy and bravery by going to war with Thebes for the women. Palamon and Arcite could though seem conflicted with themselves. They showed behaviors of becoming static characters, though in the end they seemed to not

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