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Social Statuses In A Knight's Tale

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In A Knights Tale the peasant had always dreamed of becoming a knight, and his goal was to be eligible to compete in the trials. Throughout the movie, the viewer can learn about the social statuses of royals and peasants in the Middle Ages, lifestyles of women in this era, and the differences in habits of people in the Middle Ages and today.
The social statuses of people in Knight's Tale are aligned with the Middle Ages because the royal citizens such as the knights, princesses, princes, and kings would look down on the peasants as if they were their slaves. In this era, if someone shamed a family, that person would face the death penalty or they would be placed in a stock. A stock holds a person’s head and hands to keep them from moving or
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