The Responsibility Of Griselda In The Scholar's Tale
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For this part of the question I have chosen Griselda in “The Scholar’s Tale” (meekness, the cure to wrath) Palamon, Arcite, and Emily in “The Knight’s Tale” (chastity, the cure to lust) Palamon and Arcite in the “The Knight’s Tale” (zeal, the cure to sloth). For Griselda, exemplify the cure for wrath, “On the day of the wedding, no one was busier than Griselda. She added the final seasonings to the sauces. She sprinkled flower petals in the finger-bowls of water. She polished the marriage cup that bride and groom would drink from. Then she greeted the guests at the door – and was so charming and gracious that they wondered where a raggedy scullery maid had come by such manners” (Chaucer, 45). Griselda showed the grace of meekness which is the