Balance is crucial to The Knight’s Tale because it conveys important themes as well as foreshadowing what will happen later in the story.
Certainly, balance is key to the story The Knight’s Tale. The story begins by explaining how Theseus first was wed to Hippolyta: “Their queen, he took to wife, and, says the story, / He brought her home in solemn pomp and glory” (26). The recurring event of a man winning his wife in battle becomes apparent from the very beginning of the story. Similarly to Theseus…
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