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"Je t'aime plus que mille galaxies d'amour"
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In this 9-12 lesson, students will explore the Arthurian codes of chivalry and courtly love as portrayed in art, modern films, books, and poetry. Students will write a script, create scenery, and act out a short thematic play demonstrating modern concepts of love, friendship, and honorable behavior.

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Courtly love was a code of conduct practiced in medieval European royal and noble courts that established a system of courtship. It was expressed through poetry and songs and involved secretive relationships between nobles in which lovers expressed their devotion and admiration for their beloved from afar. Some famous examples included the relationship between Lancelot and Guinevere in Arthurian legend. The ideals of courtly love spread through literature during this period and outlined 29…

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According to Geoffrey of Monmouth Guinevere is descended from a noble family of Romans and is "the loveliest woman in all the island". In later romances she is the daughter of Leodegrance, previous owner of the Round Table, which she brings, together with one hundred knights, as her dowry when she marries Arthur. Her affair with Lancelot is well established - it is he, not Arthur, who rescues Guinevere from her abductor Méléagant. She is an accomplice to Mordred's treachery against Arthur

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