In medieval England, social status and rank are very important in everyday life. In fact, it is so important that there are jobs a person is required to do, that they are born into. If there are jobs a person is required to do then of course there are jobs they are forbidden to do, just because of their social rank. This leads to no improvement in a person’s life, that a person born into lower class cannot work their way into middle or even upper class. In the movie “A Knight’s Tale”, there is a boy named William. William was given away as a child to a knight named Sir Ector. Sir Ector took him in and trained him to become a squire. A squire works alongside a knight giving aid to them and going wherever they go. He could only go as far as
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Being William was born into lower class, he could have never become a knight, only a squire. However, William became a knight anyways, it was easy to hide his social class because no one knew his father or where he came from. As a knight William took part in jousts. William did well in jousting and ended up going to the world championship back in London. While in London, William found himself in Cheapside. He was riding his horse and while riding down a street he ran into a little girl. He started talking to the little girl and asked if she ever knew a man named John Thatcher, William’s father. The girl said yes and that he still lived in cheapside in the same house he’s always lived in. William ended up going to his father’s house and reconnecting with him. His father is blind now but he still knew exactly who William was just after a couple of sentences. William spent that whole evening with his Father. While at the …show more content…
It was tough in the beginning for William. Sir Adamar stabbed him right in the shoulder causing him to lose strength in his arm. William asked his squires to strap his lance to his arm so it would be easier for him to hold. William then saw his father in the stands and realized he wanted nothing more than to make him proud. He ended up hitting Sir Adamar so hard that he knocked him off his horse and won. The crowd went wild and William felt so
Being William was born into lower class, he could have never become a knight, only a squire. However, William became a knight anyways, it was easy to hide his social class because no one knew his father or where he came from. As a knight William took part in jousts. William did well in jousting and ended up going to the world championship back in London. While in London, William found himself in Cheapside. He was riding his horse and while riding down a street he ran into a little girl. He started talking to the little girl and asked if she ever knew a man named John Thatcher, William’s father. The girl said yes and that he still lived in cheapside in the same house he’s always lived in. William ended up going to his father’s house and reconnecting with him. His father is blind now but he still knew exactly who William was just after a couple of sentences. William spent that whole evening with his Father. While at the …show more content…
It was tough in the beginning for William. Sir Adamar stabbed him right in the shoulder causing him to lose strength in his arm. William asked his squires to strap his lance to his arm so it would be easier for him to hold. William then saw his father in the stands and realized he wanted nothing more than to make him proud. He ended up hitting Sir Adamar so hard that he knocked him off his horse and won. The crowd went wild and William felt so