Best Decisions In Franklin's Tale

Throughout the Franklin's Tale, there are many characters that have great characteristics. Each make decisions that reflect the kind of character they are and what they stand for. The character that is the finest gentlemen and makes the best decisions in the tale is Arveragus . Arveragus is a knight in Brittany and he is married to his wife Dorigen. They have a great amount of respect for eachother. The way they show the amount of respect is that they both vow to be loyal to each other and Arveragus says that he will not be jealous and trusts her as she does of him. As a knight, he has the duty to fight for his country and he leaves to fight which shows his dedication of honor and loyalty to his country. Later in the tale he also shows mercy and forgiveness of Dorigen when she makes a promise to Aurelius. Arveragus show that he is the finest gentlemen by being respectful, loyal to his country, and having forgiveness. One of the characteristics that makes Arveragus the finest gentlemen is his respect and faith he has in his wife Dorigen. Arveragus show his loyalty to Dorigen by allowing her to not be limited by him and allow her to be more free. Arveragus offered “his …show more content…
One who can be contrasted to Arveragus is Aurelius. Aurelius is squire that during the tale tries to get Dorigen to fall in love with her even though she is with Arveragus. Doing this shows that he is a man who does not respect the fact that she is married and loyal to Arveragus. Compared to Arveragus, he is not a respectful person. Aurelius also continues to try to go after Dorigen after she tells him “I will be his to whom I have been knit. Take that for final answer, as for me.”(416). Dorigen has this level of love for Arveragus because he has allowed her to be free of command and the level of trust he has of her. Aurelius is not a gentleman compared to Arveragus who is a true