Chivalry in Middle English

Chivalry in Middle English Literature
The Middle Ages changed the ideas of the Code of Chivalry by having an influence from Christianity, the ideas themselves didn’t change but the other aspects like heritage did not affect the thought of a knight. Sir Gawain in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” showed he was a great knight, in the Middle Ages, by being courage and being able to learn from his mistakes to make him more honorable. The knight in the “Wife of Bath” was not a great knight by not being courtesy but also tried to act like he was a great knight by being loyal. Courtesy was one of the most important traits a knight had to have while heritage was not a factor at all. Knights were allowed to have faults and learn and grow from the experience due to the influence of Christianity.
Courage was shown by all knights to show how loyal they are to their lords and so they would not be thought of as cowards. Sir Gawain has to hold up his side of the contract and he ...