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Thread #71159 Message #1215730
Posted By: Peter T.
28-Jun-04 - 03:49 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Chivalry/Courtesy in Shakespeare?
Subject: RE: Chivalry/Courtesy in Shakespeare?
And do not forget Walter Raleigh's poem on the subject, "The Lie".
(Which plays shew courtesy? Certainly Love's Labour Lost, but I have always regarded Troilus and Cressida as the most interesting -- the graceful treatment of the Trojans in the Greek camp is contrasted with the unspeakable cynicism of the rest of the play.