Franklin's Tale Arveragus Relationship

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In the beginning of The Franklin’s Tale, Arveragus had to obey everything that Dorigen told him, she has power over him (courtly love). After they get married, he would still obey everything she would say, except for “appearance of sovereignty, Which he would have to avoid bringing shame on his status (of knighthood).” Dorigen promised that there should never be fault in her. She was worried when her husband left for war, she couldn’t live without him, she wants him to go back home. Soon a young and handsome named Aurelius appears and he’s in love with Dorigen. When he tells her what his intentions are, she tells him, “I shall never be an untrue wife, In word nor deed, so long as I have my wits; I will be his to whom that I am knit. Take this for my final answer.” Even after telling him that she tells him that if he removes all the rocks, from the sea so that they do not prevent any boat or ship to go, she will love him best of any man. After two years, Arveragus returned and they were still in love. Aurelius would work hard and looked for ways to remove the rocks, until one day he got what he wanted. When he told Dorigen, she was in shock, she thought it was impossible.

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