1. What do the men know of Emily? 2. When Arcite voices his love for her, why does Palamon become so angry? 3. How does this cast doubt on Arcite's honor as a knight?

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Annie Galloway

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1 June, 12:19

1. What do the men know of Emily? 2. When Arcite voices his love for her, why does Palamon become so angry? 3. How does this cast doubt on Arcite's honor as a knight?

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Elvis Hancock · Answer 1

1. That she possesses such fairness and fresh beauty

2. Palamon became angry because he was also in love with Emily.

3. He went from being a Knight to chamber page.

(Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tales)

Explanation:

Emily is basically just a beautiful noblewoman whom Palamon and Arcite admire from afar, then fight over. Even though both knights say she's the cause of all their pain and suffering, she hardly knows who they are for most of the story. With Emily, then, we have a character who's not insensitive to the suffering of Palamon and Arcite, but who just never wants to marry. Unfortunately for her, she lives in a world in which noblewomen exist to reward worthy men. In the end, what Emily wants is just not all that important (Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tales).