Chivailry Is Becoming Extinct

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Chivalry is Becoming Extinct

Le Morte d’ Arthur is a magnificent work on the Arthurian legend. It was written

by Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revell, Warwickshire. He was evidently a violent,

lawless individual who committed a series of crimes, including poaching, extortion,

robbery, and murder. Most of his life from 1451 was spent in prison, and he probably did

most of his writing there. Malory lived in a time when there were knights and squires.

Just about everywhere they were running under a feudal system. Feudalism meant

that the country was not governed by the king but by individual lords, or barons, who

administered their own estates, dispensed their own justice, minted their own money,

levied taxes and tolls, and demanded military service from vassals. This story is about

the rise and fall of King Arthur’s kingdom and his death.


Chivalry is a code of honor that Knights swore to uphold and strive to achieve. It

is an exaggerated act of love or kindness. In short, a chivalrous person made the world

a better place. Remaining faithful to your word is an example of something a chivalrous

person would do. Showing courtesy and compassion are others. Chivalry is evidenced in

Malory’s work through the knights. The knights job was to be chivalrous, and you can see

this in his work. The way the knights were so brave and wouldn’t let the other knights

die when they dueled is chivalrous. They would only injure them then let them live another day.

Chivalry is almost lost in our culture today. I don’t think that it is dead but it’s

not seen very often. The advantage of chivalry is the fact that it would make this world a better

place. If everyone showed respect and was honorable people would be much happier and their

would be less crime. The disadvantage to chivalry are independent people who feel they don’t

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