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Chaucer : 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 Ulllrrrich von Lichtenstein!

Chaucer : Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week. Sign In. Play trailer Action Adventure Romance. Director Brian Helgeland. Brian Helgeland. Top credits Director Brian Helgeland.

See more at IMDbPro. Trailer A Knight's Tale. Photos Top cast Edit. Mark Addy Roland as Roland. Shannyn Sossamon Jocelyn as Jocelyn. Laura Fraser Kate as Kate. Alan Tudyk Wat as Wat. Scott Handy Germaine as Germaine. James Purefoy Colville as Colville. More like this.

Watch options. Storyline Edit. Inspired by "The Canterbury Tales," as well as the early life of William Marshall later First Earl of Pembroke , this is the story of William, a young squire with a gift for jousting.

After his master dies suddenly, the squire hits the road with his cohorts Roland and Wat. On the journey, they stumble across an unknown writer, Chaucer.

William, lacking a proper pedigree, convinces Chaucer to forge genealogy documents that will pass him off as a knight. With his newly-minted history in hand, the young man sets out to prove himself a worthy knight at the country's jousting competition, and finds romance along the way. Theseus condemns them to perpetual imprisonment. From the window of their cell they see the lovely Emily, Ypolita's young sister, with whom both fall in love. They argue over who shall have her, though both are helplessly imprisoned.

Perotheus, a friend of Theseus, obtains Arcite's release on the condition he never returns to Athens. Arcite is so ravaged by love he is no longer recognizable; he returns to Athens, disguised, and takes service in Theseus' household. Palamon, by help of a friend, escapes from captivity. He hides in a woodland where he comes upon Arcite bemoaning his love for Emily. The two former friends engage in deadly battle. Theseus, hunting with his queen Ypolita and Emily, comes upon the duel and stops it.

The ladies plead for the lives of the young men, and Theseus spares them and arranges for a great tournament, with one hundred knights to a side, to determine who shall have Emily. The tournament is held a year later. Palamon prays to Venus to grant him Emily and the goddess agrees; Arcite prays to Mars for victory, and Mars agrees. Similarly, Hippolyta is literally a possession owned by her enemies, having once been a powerful Amazonian queen.

Though set in ancient Greece and presented in a medieval setting, it has many modern resonances and is of special interest in its treatment of Emelye. Before the combat she prays to Diana, not for the victory of a preferred champion, but in fear of the loss of virginity and childbirth. She sees the idea of a man getting killed for love of her as frighteningly pointless.

Palamon and Arcite treat her as a goddess, but in point of fact she is but a pawn in a game whose players are Theseus and her two suitors, and she recognises her powerlessness. Enter your email address to subscribe to this site and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address. Interesting Literature is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon.

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