CHAPTER III
METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1 Methodology of the Research
An analysis is a scientific study in order to understand about something through to explanatory research. In doing this thesis, a particular method should be
used in order to make sure of validity of this research. The methods applied in this thesis are descriptive research. According to Best, “Descriptive research is just to
describe what is happening and exist. It contains descriptions, recordings, analysis, and interpretation what is happening or exists” 1982:42. Every data which are
found will be described and interpreted descriptively. Wellek and Warren in Theory of Literature state that the study of literature
departed from reasonable interpretation and literary analysis itself 1977: 159. Then, intrinsic approach is used to describe and interpret the data that are found. Intrinsic
approach contains the elements that focused only on the literary work itself. There are character, theme, and setting that are used in this thesis to analyze the intrinsic
part of “The Knight‟s Tale” in The Canterbury Tales in order to identify the courage,
readiness to help the weak, religious, and honorable deeds o the knights.
3.2 Source of Data
The data presented in this thesis are intended to identify courage, readiness to help the weak, religious, and honorable deeds of the knights. The data are formed in
excerpt of lines which are contained in The Knight‟s Tale.
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3.3 Data Collecting
The data which are used in this thesis are acquired by some processes as beneath: a.
Read the “The Knight‟s Tale” and understanding the tale b.
Select and determine the lines that show courageous, readiness to help the weak, religious, and honorable deeds.
c. Evaluate and prepare to report
3.4 Data Analysis
Analysis can be applied after all of the data which relate to the subject matter are selected and collected. Those data then interpreted descriptively to elaborate
chivalry which is done by the knights in “The Knight‟s Tale”. After the data are
presented, a conclusion can be deduced to complete this thesis.
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CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DESCRIPTION
The main topic of this analysis is focused on acts of chivalry namely courage, readiness to help the weak and honorable deeds which are done by the knights. Each
deed can be identified by the speech of persona either as the narrator or as the knights
– Theseus, Palamon, and Arcita. There are four sections on this analysis based on the deed of the chivalry that are courage, readiness to help the weak,
religious, and honor.
4. 1 Courage
Courage is an attitude that owned by knights. Knights are considered courageous because they are ready to risk their own to defend something that is
precious to them. In Oxford dictionary, courage means ability to do something dangerous, or to face pain or opposition without showing fear.
Theseus is a duke and also can be categorized as a knight because in The Knight‟s Tale he was called as a great conqueror on the line 862. A conqueror must
be a knight because a conqueror also takes a part in a war in conquering a domain. Theseus firstly shows his courage to fight against Creon. Creon is the king of Thebes
and his behavior is inhumanely. He became the king of Thebes because he killed the previous king and all of the followers of that king. Theseus fights him because of
Creon‟s defamation towards the husband‟s body of the widows which seeking for help to Theseus. One of those widows is the queen of the king which was killed by
Creon. Theseus vows to avenge Creon. Creon did not bury or cremate the bodies, but
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