Comparing Federigo's Falcon And The Wife Of Bath

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In Federigo’s Falcon and the The Wife of Bath, the authors Boccaccio and Chaucer examine love through the characters’ actions, sacrifice, and nobleness. In Federigo’s Falcon, Federigo was deeply in love with Mona Giovanni, the most adorable woman in Florence, and tries to win her heart. He begins “spending far more money than he could afford and deriving no profit in return” (161). Mona did not notice the things Federigo made in her honor, and he lost all his wealth, being left with only his beloved falcon. Federigo’s actions were an act of love while the actions of the knight, in The Wife of Bath, are for his own needs. One day, the knight came riding from the lake and saw a maiden, “spite of all she said, by very force he took her maidenhead” (139). Because the knight committed an act violence, the Queen ordered him to seek out what women want the most. If the knight was unable to return with the response, he would lose his head. The actions of both Federigo and the knight had consequences; Federigo lost all his …show more content…
In The Wife of Bath when Mona has to remarry, she recalls Federigo’s nobleness and generosity and decides he is the only man she will accept to marry. Federigo’s nobleness paid off at the end because he was “finding himself married to this great lady whom he was so deeply in love...lived with her in happiness to the end of his life” (165). Similar in The Wife of Bath, the knight finally shows humbleness when the old woman asks him if he wants an old, humble wife or a young, pretty wife. The knight lets the old woman make the choice herself because she will make a wise decision and whichever pleases her will be enough for him. Because the knight shows respect for his wife, the old woman becomes a beautiful, faithful wife. The knight delightedly hugged her and kissed her, and “they lived after to the end in perfect bliss” (150). Both Federigo and the knight find happiness at the
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