The Knight's Tale: What is Courtly Love?
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- In this lesson, we will learn about the concept of courtly love and explore its relevance to 'The Knight's Tale'.
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Q2.
What characteristic is a knight showing when they prize religion, glory and honour women?
Heroism
Iambics
Knighthood
Q3.
Theseus behaves in a chivalrous way when he ...
Brings Emily with him to Athens
Captures Hippolyta
Celebrates his victory
Q4.
The two Theban Princes are called ...
Geoffrey and Chaucer
Hippolyta and Emily
Theseus and Creon
Q5.
The Princes are found injured, by ...
Creon
The mourning women
Theseus
Q6.
Theseus saves Palamon and Arcita's lives and then ...
Allows them to go free
executes them
Makes them vow never to fight against him
Q7.
What is a ransom?
Money that is given to pay for better food and luxuries in prison
Money that is paid to a prisoner's family
Q8.
Why are Palamon and Arcita in 'anguish and distress'?
Because they can't afford a ransom
Because they lost the battle
Because they were severely hurt
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Q1.
Palamon and Arcita are ...
Hippolyta's brothers
Pilgrims on their way to Canterbury
Theseus' sons
Q2.
Theseus saves Palamon and Arcita because ...
He believed in courtly love
He wanted to ransom them
They were related to him
Q3.
Which word best describes the code that Knights live by?
Humility
Knighthood
Nobility
Q4.
Courtly love is ...
When love in literature copies real life
When love in literature is forbidden
When love in literature is not returned
Q5.
Who is Emily?
Emily is Hippolyta's maid servant
Emily is Hippolyta's sister
Emily is the Princes' sister
Q6.
When Emily is described as "sweeter than any flower that blows," what does it mean?
Emily carries flowers, as she likes their scent
Emily is beautiful like a flower
Emily's breath is sweet like a flower
Q7.
What is Palamon's reaction when he sees Emily?
Palamon is not impressed by Emily
Palamon starts considering how to escape prison
Palamon tells Arcita how beautiful she is