Empty Honor

Knight system is rooted in the superstratum society of mid-century Europe. Acquisition of knight status is symbolizing a knight's enter into the superstratum society.Knight spirit which is composed of moral qualities a knight should comply with, such as bravery, loyalty, generosity, with honour as its core., is virtually an aspect of the knight system. Knights are eager for honour ,with the final aim to obtain praise and prise ,raise their status, and gain political rights. Meanwhile, humiliation also has strong sanction over knights.Christianism differs with knights in ideas about honour and humiliation. Christianism holds that honour is full of peacockery ,and failed in civilizing knights in this field.Feudality grasps and explores knights'psychology, as well as their greedy nature. For the sake of fame and benefit, knights should behave well in the war field.Elegant love which is appearing with the development of European knight system, is an important theme in mid-century literature. This kind of love has no substance ,is just spiritual. Christianism stick to the viewpoint that woman is related with flesh ,and is an obstacle for man's pursuing spiritual development. Mother of God is perfect ,and she is the example of average woman for her modesty. Father society defined "ideal woman" solely ,and woman has no right to put forward objection. They haven't got a advance in status.Form both individual honour and romantic love ,knight spirit is blank. What knights really care is political right. Honour and love are just the gangway and pretence.Authors afterward came to be aware of the limitation of knight spirit, and laughed at the spirit.With development of western literature. Knight is gradually fading out.