Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe IVANHOE TEACHES US A LESSON IN CHIVALRY In everybody’s life, there is something that makes him or her strive for success. That something can be money, a significant other, fame or many other incentives. To the medieval knights, victory renown and glory are the ambitions they strive for. Breaking a law in this code would be considered a disgrace, and would bring a dishonor worse than death itself. However, by applying the Code of Chivalry, the knights in medieval time displayed certain character traits that would secure success and honor in both battle and morality. In the book Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott, a knight named Wilfred of Ivanhoe illustrates this by devoting his attention to keeping the rules of the Code of Chivalry, which consisted of love of adventure, integrity and loyalty to the king, to name just a few. These character traits of Ivanhoe coupled with strong characters and a realistic setting allow the reader to understand the importance of a strong set of moral guidelines to all individuals of all times in spite of Sir Scott’s excessive detail and confusing subplot. Respect and loyalty are two of the character traits ivanhoe, king, loyalty, disgrace, chivalry, reader, code, book, bravery, shows, setting, richard, rebecca, medieval, life, characters, character, very, society, love, fear, england, cedric, because, towards, something, sir, scott, rowena, religion, people, moral, learn, knight, glory