Knight's Tale
Chivalric Romance
A chivalric romance has love, and chivalric Knights. The knight's tale has both of these features and therefore it is a chivalric romance. Palamon and Arcite fall in love with Emily. It is Love at first sight. There's a joust at the end. The more romantic knight and therefore the most chivalric knight wins. This means that the story is a Chivalric romance because there are two chivalric knights who fight for the affection of Emily. Palamon and Arcite are chivalric Knights because if they were not, they would beat each other for their love for Emily and they would tell on each other that one of them escaped. The most chivalric knight loses the battle but wins the affection of Emily. Arcite wanted to beat Palamon to Emily while Palamon just wanted Emily therefore he is the most chivalric knight.There is love, there's a joust which decides on the fate of Emily and the two Knight. In conclusion, this story is a chivalric romance because it contains a romance between Emily, Arcite and Palamon and the two chivalric Knights.
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