Chivalry and Respect Today

Chivalry is something that is always talked about whenever the medieval time periods are brought up. Pertaining to this story, it refers to the common respect between two people. Erec makes it no secret that he has hate towards the knight named Yder when they fight for the sparrowhawk. Despite this hatred, there is a common respect Erec has for the knight. He accepts the proposal to take a break between battle, and does not commit murder against the knight he so hates. Erec hated this man for pretty much little to no reason except for the fact that they had different viewpoints (and his dwarf companion, but regardless). Erec thought his beloved deserved the sparrowhawk, just as Yder believed his beloved did. However despite this difference, the two showed a common form or respect towards each other; something that we are seriously lacking in our society today.

Today, it seems that people are more split than ever thanks to beliefs, politics, and many other views others differ from. We have lost out chivalry; our common respect for one another. The two knights in our story disagreed with each other’s views, but they still showed respect for one another. Perhaps we should try and look back at these stories to see just how much our human decency for one another has changed, and try to reform a respect for one another’s views and beliefs; whether we agree with them or not.