The Franklin's Tale

Geoffrey Chaucer brings another asoect to medieval romance with The Franklin's Tale. In this tale there is true nobility and the chivalric code is followed exceptionally well. I was expecting this story to end differently just like in The Clerk's Tale but Chaucer seems to have a repetitive idea of happy endings and fairness unlike Marie de France. I was thrown off a bit by all the examples that were used of maidens slaying themselves rather that being dishonored. There were so many that it made you believe Dorigen was going to eventually kill herself. The honor and nobility that the knight and the squire demonstrated were unlike any I had read before during my journey through the medieval romance era. For them to both be willing to give up the one thing they charish the most in order to keep their promise and nobility is surprising to say the least.