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Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde,' book 3, line 1093. (Geoffrey Chaucer)

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From: The Explicator
Date: 19930322
Author:Dietrich, Julia

The word 'sorwe' in the line 1093 from Geoffrey Chaucer's poem 'Troilus and Cressida' has been defined in five ways in The Middle English Dictionary, with only four relevant to the poem. Sorrow, sadness, adversities, and the pain of love are poignant expressions of Troilus's feelings. It can also be interpreted as an expression of Pandaru's disappointment due to Troilus's silence.

In book 3, in the centrally important scene of the poem, when Pandarus has brought Troilus to Criseyde's bedside only to have him faint, Chaucer immediately follows the report of Troilus's swooning with the ...

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