The Virtue In The Wife Of Bath's Tale

Chivalry should not die for it is the code of conduct between people that shows respect and generosity. Chivalry has been a code in man and followed and respected for many centuries. The largest and most known appearance of chivalry, durning the Medieval era, this code guided the knights and noble people. The Knights followed this code with seven virtues they held in thought during there actions. This code was also played through many works of medieval romance in the era. These works show why chivalry should not die.

One of the seven virtues of chivalry is generosity. What is the significance of generosity? Without generosity how would people act? The Canterbury Tales displays life without generosity through the church. The author displays his dislike and the dishonesty of the church through the characters he makes. The Wife of Bath's tale is about a knight who wrongs women, he later shows his chivalry and generosity towards the end when he learns his lesson. "At last he said with all the care in life, my lady and my love, my
Mercy for another shows respect but also a control of ones action, it is the grace and power to have that could end a life but choses not to do it is immoral. In the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain is challenged and fails. The green knight has the opportunity to kill Sir Gawain for his dishonesty but instead choses to show his mercy and nicks his neck. "He gathered up the grim ax and guided it well. He hammered down hard, yet harmed him no whit. Save a scratch on each side, that severed the skin." Yet without this mercy what happens is illustrated in the list of one over powering knight. This takes place in the beginning of the Wife of Bath's Tale when the knight rapes a young maiden. "He saw a maiden walking all forlorn, ahead of him alone as she was born. And of that maiden, spite all she said. By very force he took her