Chaucer/Troilus and Criseyde

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A 3 page essay that examines Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, which can be regarded as a study on the nature of courtly love. Having set up the narrative of the two lovers as a prime example of courtly love in books 1 through 3, the betrayal of Troilus, a Trojan prince, by his beloved lady, the fair Criseyde, must have come as something of a shock to Chaucer's medieval audience. However, Chaucer prepares the reader for this outcome by meticulously describing the seduction tactics to which she is subjected by the handsome Greek soldier, Diomede. Chaucer's portrayal of Diomede is crucial to the believability of Criseyde's actions and subsequent betrayal. No additional sources cited.