HONOR 2102 Lecture 11: Franklin's Tale Chaucer
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Franklin"s tale is a romance: about lovers who are already married and trying to manage a good marriage, emphasizes the goodness of human nature. Arveragus is a knight who worked to win over a noble lady, dorigen: they agree to get married, and never to rule over each other. Those in love must obey each other to stay married: one cannot master of the other. Otherwise the love will disappear: patience is an advantage in love. Some fights or disagreements will always arise. Dorigen"s friends try to comfort her, taking her on walks: walk along the sea. She doesn"t like the black rocks: her friends take her to a garden. A lustful squire dance before her, aurelius. Aurelius: sings of his unrequited love for dorigen. Will never speak of his love: he confesses his love to her at the garden. She says she will always be faithful to her husband.