Authority And Its Followers

An authoritarian figure appears in the mist of doubt, of fear, of necessity, of ignorance. The gods’ appearance in the third and fourth parts of The Knight’s Tale shows how hypocrite human belief is, due to it’s necessity-based emergence. The first character to approach the gods is Palamon who tells Venus:
It is incredible how feeble Palamon’s arguments are, how necessity-based is his belief and how insignificant is what he offers. Is belief, such a profound feeling based on exchanging terrene objects and actions for miracles?

Chaucer gives us a second case to examine these petitions and the faith of individuals with Emelye who asks Diana:
Emelye is immersed in sadness due to her inevitable future as wife and mother, giving us a look at the complexities of life that makes us look for guidance and comfort. It is amazing how Emelye promises to be a follower as a maiden, that which she is asking to be rather than promising faith as a woman. It is noticeable how Emelye praises the goddess as if to convince her of solving her problems. Does faith require us to praise that for which we believe in?

The third case the author presents is Arcite’s who states that he will:
It is interesting how Arcite tries to convince Mars to help him by offering faith and worship. It is incredible how these gifts are based on the assumption that the favor will be granted. More incredible than this is that these gifts are granted, the individuals are helped out in their necessities, for what is a lord without his servants, what is a god without his followers?