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Providence and ability greatly affect a knight’s everyday life and a balance must be found between them in order for him to succeed. At times, he may even have to overcome God’s providence with the help of his extraordinary abilities. The two main characters of the Knyghtes Tale, Palamon and Arcite, strive to reconcile these aspects throughout the tale. Luckily, Theseus serves as the model we can compare them to and he guides them to a noble end by interfering in their duel when they go astray. The development Arcite and Palamon show between their characters in the duel and those in the battle gives us hope that we can fruitfully integrate providence and ability within our own lives.
The Knyght gives us an account of providence, the first main aspect of a knight’s life, both in passing and in long descriptions. One of his most striking examples comes from a narration of a seemingly trivial action, Theseus’ hunting expedition.
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