The Knights Tale Part IIII

Concluding with The Knights Tale, I believe that it has been obvious that Chaucer is mocking chivalry and love of that day. Throughout this tale, he plays with these men who are obsessed with themselves in different ways. Palamon with his obsession of love, even though he is still treating Emily like an object, she is just the OBJECT of his "affection". Arcite is obsessed with his love of victory. He does not actually want Emily, he just wants to win. In this society, men "won" women, they were prizes. This makes sense as to why Chaucer would mock this idea. In the end, both men got what they wanted and "won". This is Chaucer poking fun at both men in winning what they believed to be the end all be all.