Chivalry Is Outdated In The Modern Era

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Chivalry is the totality of the ideal values of being a knight. It is the continuous acts of loyalty, truth, courtesy and justice that has embodied the many values a man should possess throughout the course of their loves. However, many people believe that the chivalrous acts and ideals have become irrelevant in modern times. The idea of chivalrous beliefs and characteristics has been replaced by a more independent and selfish attitude. Chivalry should be considered dead because of the large number of people in today’s society who prefer to express independent characteristics instead of being more chivalrous, the fact that chivalry is outdated in the modern era, and that its ideas are only reinstated via old English literature. The Modern Era …show more content…

Chivalrous acts became less important, and often something that many people believe is unnecessary, obscure, or, to some, extremely rude and offensive. The evolution of man in the past one hundred years has caused a major change in personal characteristics, leaving people more autonomous. For example, many people think that holding the door open for women in today’s world is unnecessary because nearly half the people who have the door opened for them consider it unhelpful and cause them to feel as if they cannot open the door themselves, which leads to judgement amongst people. Or perhaps even pulling out the chair for a woman at the dinner table may be taken the wrong way. Although there are many people today that believe that chivalrous acts are far better than non-chivalrous acts, the actions of many others prove otherwise. Ideas that men should be loyal, honest, courteous, and brave have dissipated in today’s society. Too often we are witnesses to the ignorant and oblivious acts in the treatment of women. Women today also have a lack of respect for themselves. This is evident in the way they dress, the pictures they post on social media, and the provocativeness they

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