courtly love; they just experienced it with someone outside their marriage. The concept was first introduced in medieval literature, but it eventually caught on in the royal courts. Courtly love was all about romance (the cheesier the better), but sexual contact typically had nothing to do with it which is reflective of the modesty demonstrated at these certain periods in time. In medieval courts, the term 'lover' referred to the person with whom someone danced, giggled, and held hands-procreation

Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Lays, and The Canterbury Tales are some of the most important achievement of the medieval period because of their unique qualities of a combination of storytelling through romance. The medieval period was clearly marked by the emergence of writers such as Marie de France and Chretien de Troyes who later influenced a number of medieval writers and modern day writers that we have today. Their work has inspired some such as Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green

During medieval times, women were expected to be mothers, wives, and peace weavers, none other than that. They were required to be pure, good, and attractive in order to be portrayed as the “greatest gift to mankind.” Otherwise they would be looked upon as evil, witch-like, and monstrous. Women were expected to be adorned in jewels, well-liked, and respected by all. They shall cause no conflicts and should bow to their male authorities. Medieval literature portrayed women as either proper or monstrous

education towards my occupation as a nun. Although nuns were not typically educated, I would utilize my knowledge to strengthen my religious career while also furthering my capabilities in other fields such as science or literature to become even more successful in the Medieval time period. With a more

Like most pre-modern eras of history, medieval Europe was essentially a man’s world. It was no secret that the roles of women in medieval Europe were distinctly defined as subservient and oppressed beings. Most women were limited to house chores and the bearing and rearing of children. How much autonomy they had was dependent on their status or whom they married. Noble women had no more rights than their peasant sisters who tended to livestock and planted vegetables on the farm. However, the quality

Rhetorical devices are tools used in literature to persuade the reader or audience, whether in a poem written in the 14th century or in a speech given in the 20th century. Medieval period literature much like modern literature made good use of literary devices to convey their message. Chaucer, an artist who lived in the medieval period, expressed his opinions about the congregation during that time in his written work and Malcolm X, a Muslim pastor and a human rights activist, who contributed to