Aurelius
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Aurelius is a squire in Geoffrey Chaucer’s *The Franklin’s Tale* who hopelessly loves the married Dorigen and drives much of the story’s conflict through his desperate attempts to win her.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ squire ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Canterbury Tales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Franklin’s Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Breton lay tradition
ⓘ
courtly love ⓘ magic ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courteous
ⓘ
desperate in love ⓘ honorable ⓘ persistent ⓘ |
| conflictType | romantic conflict ⓘ |
| createdBy | Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalDevelopment | ultimately releases Dorigen from her promise ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Canterbury Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Dorigen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Middle English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
gentillesse
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marital fidelity ⓘ promise-keeping ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Dorigen (conditional and unfulfilled) ⓘ |
| loveType | unrequited love ⓘ |
| makesVowWith | Dorigen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatusOfLoveInterest | Dorigen is married to Arveragus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralDecision | chooses Dorigen’s honor over his own desire ⓘ |
| narratedBy | the Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Breton ⓘ |
| occupation | squire ⓘ |
| partOf | frame narrative of The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Breton lays ⓘ |
| residence | Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | drives central conflict through his love for Dorigen ⓘ |
| seeksHelpFrom | clerk of Orleans ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting | medieval Brittany ⓘ |
| uses | illusion of vanished rocks ⓘ |
| vowCondition | Dorigen promises to love him if he removes the rocks from the Breton coast ⓘ |
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