Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer #kaloniaenglishclasses

1. Troilus and Criseyde is an epic poem by Geoffrey Chaucer which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set against a backdrop of war during the Siege of Troy. 2. It is based on Trojan War, it is a story Troilus, worrier falls in a love with a young, beautiful widow Criseyde but eventually he had been deceived by the lady and he dies in War, it is a long poem where using Rhyme Royal. 3. Chaucer gives a message that women cannot be trusted. 4. This poem is often considered the source of the phrase: "all good things must come to an end" 5. Chaucer has used Rhyme Royal Stanza in Troilus and Criseyde which was invented by him. 6. Troilus and Criseyde originally composed in Rhyme Royal and was written by Homer who gave the Character of Troilus and Criseyde but this plot given by Homer later used by Italian Poet Boccaccio in his work Il Filostrato. 7. In other words Chaucer shows great influence of Filostrato by—Boccaccio ----- Note: Il Filostrato is a poem by the Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio, and the inspiration for Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde