Chaucers Canterbury Tales - Chivalry by the Knight and the Squire Essa

variant Perspectives of Chivalry by the Knight and the Squire in Canterbury Tales In the chivalric period that is described by Chaucers Canterbury Tales, valiance was perhaps the almost recognised quality of a true Christian gentleman. This quality is explored in Chaucers 2 characters of the warrior class, the Knight and the Squire. The Squire is in fact the son of the Knight some(prenominal) ride gallantly and have the air of true gentleman warriors. However, the dickens argon very dissimilar despite their appearances. The Knight possesses the true qualities of chivalry, idolatry to service, constancy in humility, and honesty. The Squire possesses none of these qualities truly, instead his demeanor is a shell that encloses a less virtuous constitution. Although both claim the akin vocation, the Squire and the Knight display contradicting attitudes in respect to dedication, material possessions, and sincerity. The most recurrent point in the description of the Knight was th e abundance and vastness of his battles, while it was the least mentioned aspect of the Squire. While the entirety of the Squires military exploits are named in 2 lines, he had seen some service with the cavalry / In Flanders and Artois and Picardy., the list of the Knights battles clearly dominates the text of his description, running for many lines When we took Alexandria, he was thither . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Lithuania he had ridden, and Russia, No Christian man so often, of his rank. When, in Granada, Algeciras sank Under assault, he had been there, and in North Africa, raiding Benamarin In Anatolia he had been as well And fought when Ayas and Attalia fell... This pass... ...o some degree boastful, lusting, or superficial. The Squire was neer directly criticized by Chaucer, but the implications that resulted from the description amounted to an extravagant, un-chivalrous image, a reflection of the tangible knights of Chaucers day. Becaus e of the reality of the corruption that was portrayed by the Squire, the true and complete chivalry portrayed by the Knight was unknown. Therefore, it follows that Chaucer was not merely comparing two knights and delineating the virtues that comprised chivalry, but in a grander sense was re vealing many of the profane point of humanity by comparing the fundamental difference mingled with the reality of our humanity with the ideal of perfection. Works CitedChaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed Mack, Maynard et al. W. W. Norton and Co. sensitive York, NY. 1992.