The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory

In the courtly love tradition (for more on which, see "In a Nutshell"), it was common for poets to speak of love in terms of physical pain, wounding, or illness. They get all dramatic about it. We...

The amphitheater (or stadium) that Theseus builds for Palamon and Arcite's jousting competition represents Theseus's attempt to contain their lust and violence in a controlled, orderly fashion. The...