Times are a changin. It is no surprise that people think differently now than the generation before them, the generation before that generation, let alone thousands of generations before that. Many people from today to back in the medieval times had very different views on what life what about, how you should treat other and yourself, religion, and most of all, chivalry. Chivalry is codes you live by. For example,in King Arthur's time chivalry was made up of these ideas. 1.) Be courageous, 2.) No stealing, lying or cheating, 3.) You must have respect for your king, your queen, your country, your friends and women. Recently we read a short story called The Green Knight. I believe that this story has three examples of chivalry and what they mean.
First of all, I believe the first message is that you need to have courage when it comes to Chivalry. The Green knight comes to Arthur's …show more content…
I believe that this is a very important message because a lot of people have problems with that today. However, it's not because they are poor or they can't afford it, it's mostly because they just like the thrill of it and it becuase almost an addiction for them to feel that rush. However, back in arthur's time that would be punishable by death. In the green knight, king arthur's knight stood up to the green knight even though he thought he would lose. However, he didn't cheat, he stayed true to the game and kept his word.
Lastly, you must have respect for you king, his queen, yourself and women. You especially must have respect for women for many reasons. First of all, women are weaker in men, now, i'm not saying by mind or intelligence, nut most men are physically bigger and stronger than women, which means men can hurt women very easy and not even realize it. Second Most people did not lie because it says in the bible that lying and stealing are wrong. Most people feared God much more than they do
First of all, I believe the first message is that you need to have courage when it comes to Chivalry. The Green knight comes to Arthur's …show more content…
I believe that this is a very important message because a lot of people have problems with that today. However, it's not because they are poor or they can't afford it, it's mostly because they just like the thrill of it and it becuase almost an addiction for them to feel that rush. However, back in arthur's time that would be punishable by death. In the green knight, king arthur's knight stood up to the green knight even though he thought he would lose. However, he didn't cheat, he stayed true to the game and kept his word.
Lastly, you must have respect for you king, his queen, yourself and women. You especially must have respect for women for many reasons. First of all, women are weaker in men, now, i'm not saying by mind or intelligence, nut most men are physically bigger and stronger than women, which means men can hurt women very easy and not even realize it. Second Most people did not lie because it says in the bible that lying and stealing are wrong. Most people feared God much more than they do