Emelye
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Emelye is a noblewoman of great beauty and virtue in Geoffrey Chaucer’s "The Knight’s Tale," whose love is contested by the knights Palamon and Arcite.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Canterbury Tales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Knight’s Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Diana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Duke Theseus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hippolyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflictOf | love triangle with Palamon and Arcite ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Mars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
beautiful
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noble ⓘ virtuous ⓘ |
| expressesDesire |
to remain unmarried
ⓘ
to serve Diana ⓘ |
| firstSeenBy |
Arcite from prison tower
ⓘ
Palamon from prison tower ⓘ |
| forcedMarriageContext | decided by Theseus ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Boccaccio’s Teseida (indirectly via Chaucer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | courtly love tradition ⓘ |
| lovedBy |
Arcite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageOutcome | marries Palamon after Arcite’s death ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Palamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | poetry ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
love interest of Palamon and Arcite
ⓘ
object of chivalric contest ⓘ |
| nationalityInText | Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | tournament arranged by Theseus ⓘ |
| partOf | frame narrative of The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| praysAt | temple of Diana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeOf | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeType | sister-in-law of Theseus ⓘ |
| residesIn | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | motivates rivalry between Palamon and Arcite ⓘ |
| settingOfAppearance | garden of Theseus’s palace ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
courtly love
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fate and providence ⓘ free will ⓘ |
| workForm | verse narrative ⓘ |
| workGenre |
chivalric narrative
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medieval romance ⓘ |
| worships | Diana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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