Take a moment to watch the news, read the newspaper or even sit and people watch at your local shopping mall. Wondering if chivalry is important misses the definition of the word. A more significant question that should be put forward is; Is chivalry alive in world today and in yourself? Do you hold a place in your life for the true meaning of chivalrous acts? During the Middle Ages chivalry was used to lessen the brutal fighting demonstrated while knights fought. The respect for women through chivalrous acts was used to display the decrease in violence used during the Medieval