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Jot down ideas here of how this scene shows courtly romance:
Excerpt: "A Knight's Introduction," speech from the 2001 movie, A Knight's Tale
Background: In this movie, a peasant man has disguised himself as a knight in order to participate in chivalric tournaments and pursue the woman of his dreams in a courtly fashion. In this scene, his bard gives a speech to a tournament audience to introduce him as a true "knight," the made-up "Sir Ulrich".
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"My lords! My ladies. And everyone else here not sitting on a cushion! Today, you find yourselves equals! For you are all equally blessed. For I have the pride, the privilege, nay, the pleasure of introducing to you a knight sired by knights. A knight who can trace his lineage back beyond Charlemagne.
I first met him atop a mountain near Jerusalem, praying to God, asking His forgiveness for the Saracan* blood spilt by his sword.
Next, he amazed me further still in Italy when he saved a fatherless beauty from the would-be ravishings of her dreadful Turkish uncle.
In Greece, he spent a year in silence... just to better understand the sound... of a whisper.
And so, without further gilding the lily and with no more ado, I give to you, the Seeker of Serenity, the Protector of Italian Virginity, the Enforcer of our Lord God, the one, the only, SIR ULRICH VON LICHTENSTEIN!!"
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*Saracen = Muslim soldies who fought against the Christian Crusa
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In this speech, the bard cites all of the following EXCEPT which chivalric ideal?
Honesty
Courage
Faith
(defender of) Chastity
Strength
Which of the following qualities in his speech is NOT necessarily a chivalric or courtly ideal?
praying to God for forgiveness
spilling the blood of the enemy
protecting the virginity of the Italian woman
studying the sound of a whisper
What is the purpose of this speech?
To prove his worth as a bard in inventing such a tale
To defend "Sir Ulrich's" chivalric knighthood
To explain how Sir Ulrich came to compete in the tournament
To praise Sir Ulrich's courtly romantic virtues as a lover