emelye JUST said that she wanted to forevermore be a perpetual maiden! now is NOT the time to be fighting to the death over her hand in marriage!

This is so funny i would actually giggle out loud

Interesting tale of love, chivalry, honor, and Greek Gods interfering. I found it neat how it all works out with Palamon getting Emily in the end, though Arcite wins the joust. In class, we discussed how Palamon is a symbol of the contemplative life and Arcite is a symbol of the active life, a tie-in with previous book we read, [b:The Cloud of Unknowing: With the Book of Privy Counsel|6371364|The Cloud of Unknowing With the Book of Privy Counsel|Anonymous|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388377550s/6371364.jpg|195373].

More of a 2.5/5 stars, the story was basic and the only thing I liked was the lesson it taught. Money is the root of all evil.

While this story is not incredibly unique or complex, its sheer class lends it merit. Also, I can't help but respect a story that is told entirely in rhyming verse; kudos to Chaucer. It's especially fun to read aloud.

Not my favourite of the Canterbury tales, but it does have that satirical social criticism that we Chaucerian nerds love so much, so I won't complain!

I’m reading The Canterbury Tales and this is the first short story, a story of courtly love set in Grecian times.