The most important quality of a knight is their “strong ideal of equality and defense of the weak”. Among the many other characteristics of a knight I find this one the most important because a knight was supposed to be a figure of justice and protection, and given the fact that throughout history there has always been evil and evildoers, there should be a person who protects the weak and poor from the abusive and rich. In the following quotation from the King Arthur Story:
<u><em>“So Arthur was crowned king to defend his country from the Saxons, people who were trying to take over their land, and fight for the victory of the Logres, with his trusty Excalibur which he receives from the Lady of the Lake. As he grows older, Merlin helps him become a wise king for the Logres and shapes Arthur to become the wisest and fairest king.” (King Arthur’s story excerpt)</em></u>
<em>Even though Arthur was crowned king, he honors his knightly past representing the same virtues and morals expressed above as the most important for a knight, “strong ideal of equality and defense of the weak” and “to be a figure of justice and protection”.</em>
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Chaucer's irony throughout the Canterbury Tales is contained in his sarcastic tone and satirical characters. Since the poems are written from the perspective of one of the travelers, relating what he say and heard, most of the irony is in the form of verbal irony. Throughout the Prologue, this irony is found in the descriptions of the characters themselves. Chaucer both physically satirizes the characters and exaggerates their personalities. For example, in reading the description of the Friar, we see that granted absolution in exchange for money, and that he "knew the taverns will in every town...better than beggars and lepers and their kind." The describes the Cook as greasy, dirty, and having oozing boils. Even the knight, who is not seen as a negative character, is describe as being as meek as a girl. These types of descriptions are found throughout the Prologue, and makes up the irony of the tales.
