Today in “Knight’s Tale” from the Canterbury Tales I read about a Duke named Theseus who was king of Athens. He was a great conqueror. He was away from home a lot because he was off exploring and fighting creatures in foreign lands. He was famous for all the creatures and lands he’d explored and destroyed. Once he rode to the land of Scythia to fight the fierce Amazon warriors. They were female warriors as strong as any man. Theseus conquered them all, including their Queen Hypolita. Hypolita was a gorgeous, bold woman, Theseus loved her for that and asked her to be his wife. Hypolita and her younger sister Emily left with Theseus to go to his kingdom back in Athens.
As they entered back into Athens, riding through the streets as music
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Theseus rescued them from the cruel Duke Creus. They are both in love with Emily. Theseus’s wifes younger sister. Arcite had actually gotten Palamon arrested for a few years so that Arcite could have Emily for himself. Palamon after 7 years came back. Arcite was away when Palamon returned. Palamon planned on finding old friends and make war against Theseus, for Theseus had kept him in his dungeon. Arcite and Palamon accidentally ran into each other in a grove. Arcite was talking to himself since he thought no one was around. He talked about Lady Emily and how he’d been serving Theseus under a false name. Palamon was very angry and came out of his hiding place. (He had hidden himself when he saw a “soldier” of Theseus in the grove.) He said he would kill Arcite for his treachery against him and to Theseus. They planned on meeting the next day to fight. They parted ways. Palamon staying in the grove and Arcite rode back home. They met the next day, Arcite brought armour and weapons for them both. They started fighting, the ground beneath their feet became red with blood. Theseus had planned on going on a hunt that same day. He rode his horse straight for the place where Arcite and Palamon were. He saw them fighting and rode between them stopping them. He did not recognize either of them. He figured out who they were. Palamon the escaped prisoner and Arcite the traitor who had been living in his kingdom for years