- Walter was lord of a bountiful land, liked by his people
- he would not marry because of what might come (ll28)
- His people disliked this, so they appointed a representative to tell him (ll35)
- He reminds Walter that he won't always be young, and you don't know when death will hit (ll67)
- asks the man he honor Walter whichever wife he chooses for himself (ll112)
- Janiavia, a poor farmer, lived in a hamlet with daughter named Griselda (ll155)
- She was beautiful and humble
- Walter decided he would only marry her (ll191)
- Griselda didn't know on the wedding day that she was to be the bride (ll221)
- He asks Janiavia to allow him to marry Griselda (ll254)
- They marry/she agrees to marriage (ll315)
- Everyone loved her (ll359)
- She cared for the home and the concerns of the people (ll377)
- Birthed a daughter (ll389)
- Walter decided to test his wife a month after his daughter was born, even though he knows her love (ll405)
- He threatened to kill his daughter because the people are upset that they have her to answer to and she only gave birth to a daughter (ll437)
- She told him to do with herself and her daughter as he saw fit (ll451)
- A sergeant entered her chamber to take the child, but Griselda asks to kiss her once more which she did and prayed over her. He took the baby and reported to Walter all she said (ll525)
- He sent the child to his sister in Bologna (ll541)
- 4 years pass before she gets pregnant again (ll560) and has a baby boy
- He tests her again, this time saying he has to kill the boy, now 2 because the people don't want Janiavna's blood on their thrown (ll583)
- She says to do as he wishes (ll602)
- Son sent to Bologna (ll636)
- A scandal spread that Walter killed his 2 children because of his cruel heart (ll675)
- He has a papal bill forged that he can free from Griselda as one final test, starts prepping for a new wedding, has his kids sent home (ll716)
- Secretly the maiden (12 years old) who will marry Walter is the long lost daughter (ll722)
- The brother comes with her to Salivzzo, 8 years old
- Walter commands Griselda to leave her role as queen and return home to her father (ll761) as a final-final test.
- She consents, but asks for a smock to wear home so she doesn't have to walk naked (ll838)
- Her father met her and covered her with his coat (ll863)
- Walter asks Griselda to get the rooms in order for the bride (ll915)
- All the people praised the maiden and her brother above Griselda on all accounts (ll939)
- Walter asks Griselda how she likes his new bride, and she commends her as very beautiful (ll986)
- She asks him to be kinder to her than he was with her as she couldn't withstand being born into fortune (ll996)
- Walter is finally happy with his wife's behavior (ll1003)
- Introduces her to her daughter and son (ll1018)
- Their daughter married a wealthy Italian lord (ll1084)
- Her father moved in (ll1087)
- Son succeeded throne and married. He didn't test her (ll1091)
- She not only agrees to marry Walter, but also agreed to do whatever he asks forever
- she has to choose whether to obey her husband or obey God by protecting her children and she chooses wrong
- She not only says she'll act as she agrees, but will also actually agree no matter what De Pizan would be angry.
- Griselda marries a husband who continually tests her
- Griselda causes her own issues. But the narrator doesn't seem to be agreeing with her. Different source but his own spin.
- Socialclass
- Griselda marries up which is relevant to the story
- All pilgrims are middle-class. Exploration of the hierarchy of the middle-class.
- Named characters that are named and plot relevant
- Makes the novel possible
- Non-elite and non-male characters are important
- Griselda can be seen as Job in the story is seems as showing the relationship between humans and God. But what makes Walter God?
- Using Italians gives him a chance to put distance between himself and the story
- Other views
- Abused wife, too obedient
- Representing law vs nature
The Franklin's Tale
- A knight and lady agree to marry (ll14)
- He swore his free will to marry her agreeing to never assume mastery over her or show jealousy (ll20)
- She states that patience is the highest virtue, and he may not act out of vengeance or speak out of anger (ll56)
- His name is Aviragus (ll86) and hers Dorigen (ll87)
- He leaves for Britain to seek great honor and is gone for 2 years (ll85)
- She becomes very distraught (ll93)
- She sits on a cliff by her home waiting for her husband's ship, expressing her confusion to God at all that passed (ll159)
- She asks God to keep her husband safe (ll161) she fears the rocks
- May 6th, Dorigen is at a party in which everyone is dancing but her Auvellius, one of the best men, loves her for last 2 years, but she doesn't know (ll213)
- Aurellius confesses his love to her (ll247)
- She states she won't be untrue (ll256)
- She will consider his offer (sportively) if he moved all the black rocks from the coast -- then she will love him above all (ll269)
- She says she knows this will never happen - who can love another man's wife (ll277)
- Aurellius begs the Gods to make a rain last 2 years covering all rocks so he can tell Dorigen that he did as he was asked (ll336)
- Aurellius gets sick and his brother takes him to bed (ll355)
- Arviragus returns home (ll361)
- Aurelius is sick for 2 years, and his brother remembers seeing a book of natural magic (ll397)
- They went to visit his brother's school friend, a wizard, to discuss the under-taking of moving the rocks (ll493)
- They agree to 1,000 pound payment (ll503)
- Magician begins his tricks (ll543)
- Rocks are gone (ll573)
- Leaves to see his lady (ll582)
- she cried, stating she never believed it could be done (ll617)
- It's either death or dishonor, but she'd rather lose her life than have her body come to shame (ll633)
- After reflection, she decides it would be better to kill herself than face dishonor (ll695)
- After being gone since before the rocks were moved, Arvirargus returns to see Dorigen crying (ll733)
- She fills him in and he states she shall keep her word as truth is the highest thing a man can keep (ll751)
- She and Aurelius meet where she tells him that Arviragus wants her to ikeep his word, in which Aurellius says he can't break up their love (ll804)
- He releases her from her duties of her pledge (ll810)
- The wizard would not take payment after hearing Aurelius is the gentlest squire ever lived (ll888)
- self-explanatory
- express courtly love
- everyone follows their honor-bound code.
- Dorigen waits for her husband and Arverages to return home and get mixed up with Aurelius.
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