Chivalry In Gawain And The Green Knight And Canterbury Tales

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Most people would say that Chivalry is dead or most people don’t even know what chivalry is. The definition of this almost dead word is “courteous behavior (Google).” People will also think of knights when this word comes up. In the stories “Gawain and the Green Knight” and “Canterbury Tales” the author of those stories wrote the entire book on the thought of them being chivalries. I use chivalry every day of the week when am home. By looking after my brother and sister. Chivalry used loyalty, courage and faith Being chivalrous isn’t always about being brave and noble. It’s about putting others above yourself, and I do that when I watch and care for my brother and sister. When you take care of others you will always have to put them first,

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