Analysis Of The Poem The Squire - 2301 Words

In the introduction of The Squire s Tale an unmentioned third party, assumed to be the author, is asking the Squire â€Å"... say something about love, for certainly you/ Know as much about that as any man.† (l. 2-3) The Squire is seen as someone who would know a lot about love due to experience. He is quick to answer, saying â€Å"...but I will speak as I can/ With a hearty will, for I will not rebel† in lines 4-5. In this quote he is saying he knows what he knows and nothing more so he will try his best to stick to his knowledge. In other words, he reiterates in line 7 â€Å"Have me excused if I speak amiss† that he wants you to understand he only knows from his experience about love and can not tell about another’s experience of love. The Squire has†¦show more content†¦The Squire can not describe her beauty in the appropriate speech in every detail that he believes should be used for this occasion. â€Å"In royal vestments sits on his dais,/ With diadem, full noby in his palace,/ And holds his feast so solemn and so rich/ That in this world there was none like it;† (l.59-62) states that King Cambyuskan would hold feast that no one in the city has seen before. He would serve one course at a time, some for these courses might include for example stews, swans, and herons. After the third course was served the King would sit and listens to minstrels play their instruments at his table. All of a sudden in comes a Knight on a steed, with a mirror of glass in hand. The Knight also had a gold ring on his thumb and a naked sword on his side as he approaches the high table. Everyone there stopped to stare at this marvelous Knight that had appeared. As the Knight approached the table he â€Å"Salutes king and queen and all the lords,/ In the order in which they sat in the hall,† in lines 91-92. This one gesture shows how he is respectful to those above him, as well as sets a magnificent first impression. The Knight then began to speak without a single mistake in his pronunciation and his facial expressions stayed true to the tale. The Squire knew he could not imitate his style but said â€Å"Thus much amounts all that ever he meant (to say),/ If it so be that I have it (correctly) in mind.† inShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of My Three Favorite Characters From Chaucer s General Prologue907 Words   |  4 PagesInteresting Characters (An Analysis of my Three Favorite Characters from Chaucer s General Prologue) Chaucer was a writer from the Anglo Saxon Era in which he did many significant things in his short life. He is known to this day as the father of our language as we know it today. 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