Question

in the following story, continue to make judgments about the main characters on the basis of how well they followed the chivalric code of honor and why they were fighting. record your thoughts about each character in the charts below. in the \chivalric code\ section, mark whether you think the character lives up to or falls short of each aspect of the code listed. in the \why he fought\ section, choose the reason/reasons why the character fought and explain.
sir meliagrance
chart with columns: chivalric code, lives up to code, falls short of code, how was meliagrance chivalrous or not chivalrous? explain with examples from the text. rows for chivalric code aspects: honorable, chaste (pure in thought), loyal, courageous, truthful, courteous. then rows for why he fought: for an ideal/ belief, to protect what is valuable, to protect one’s self

Explanation:

To complete the chart for Sir Meliagrance, we analyze each chivalric code aspect and his fighting reason:

Honorable:

He falls short. Example: He likely engages in dishonorable combat (e.g., trickery) rather than defending crown/country with honor.

Chaste:

He falls short. Example: He may act immodestly (e.g., disrespectful to women, lacking piety), violating purity in thought and service to God/country.

Loyal:

He falls short. Example: He abandons noble causes or allies, prioritizing self over loyalty.

Courageous:

He falls short. Example: He does not defend the weak; instead, he preys on them (e.g., abducting ladies), failing to destroy evil.

Truthful:

He falls short. Example: He lies (e.g., about intentions or actions) to manipulate others, violating honesty.

Courteous:

He falls short. Example: He attacks unfairly (e.g., from behind, unarmed foes) or disrespects authority, ignoring chivalric manners.

Why he fought:

Most likely "To Protect One’s Self" (or self - gain). He fights to advance his own interests (e.g., power, pride) rather than ideals or protecting others.

Answer:

Honorable - Explanation: Falls short. He uses dishonorable tactics (e.g., trickery) instead of fighting with honor for crown/country.

Chaste - Explanation: Falls short. He acts immodestly (e.g., disrespects women, lacks piety) instead of serving God/country with purity.

Loyal - Explanation: Falls short. He abandons noble causes/allies, prioritizing self.

Courageous - Explanation: Falls short. He preys on the weak (e.g., abducts ladies) instead of defending them.

Truthful - Explanation: Falls short. He lies (e.g., about intentions) to manipulate others.

Courteous - Explanation: Falls short. He attacks unfairly (e.g., from behind) or disrespects authority.

Why he fought - Answer: To Protect One’s Self (He fights for personal gain/power, not ideals or others).