The Knight's Tale (Scene 3)-Baba Brinkman

[ti:The Knight's Tale (Scene 3)] [ar:Baba Brinkman] [al:The Rap Canterbury Tales] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Knight's Tale (Scene 3) - Baba Brinkman [00:16.90]While the knights were gone away [00:18.35] [00:19.21]Theseus to accommodate [00:21.10]Their combat paid uncommon wages [00:23.11] [00:24.11]To his most accomplished masons [00:25.75] [00:26.39]Who patiently went on to make [00:28.30]A theatre so strong and great [00:31.06]With marble carvings on the gate [00:33.14]That all who looked upon the place [00:35.26]Did so with an astonished face [00:37.25] [00:38.07]So much that structure shone with grace [00:40.60]As did the duke whose honoured state [00:43.08]Demanded that he dominate [00:44.48] [00:45.64]Now on the long awaited day [00:47.48]That they'd agreed upon in may [00:49.44]Arcite and palamon did make [00:51.16]Their somber way there to exonerate [00:53.16]Their honour and confront their fate [00:55.46] [00:57.78]Early palamon did wake that day [00:59.61] [01:00.24]And went to pray and pay respects at [01:02.88]The statue of venus they'd erected [01:04.94]Standing in a temple decked with [01:07.06]Likenesses of all the reckless [01:08.79] [01:09.41]Souls who love had misdirected [01:11.01] [01:12.19]Here's palamon's prayer to venus [01:14.09] [01:16.71]Venus I've come to ask if we [01:18.76]Might declare war on chastity [01:20.53] [01:21.32]My love is near capacity [01:22.88] [01:23.64]And emilye just laughs at me [01:26.21]Let me posses her passively [01:28.44]Or let me die disastrously [01:30.07] [01:31.16]And at these fervent words he [01:33.06]Was assured that she had heard his plea [01:35.85]For currently he was unnerved to see [01:38.63]The statue of her stir to re [01:40.98]Assure him he deserved to be [01:42.94]Unburdened free of urgency [01:44.41] [01:45.36]And as her faithful servant he [01:47.41]Inferred from these occurrences he [01:49.76]Was meant to be the first to see [01:52.54]His emilye no virgin be [01:54.35] [01:55.27]Palamon returned with glee [01:57.70]So sure was he that worthy venus [01:59.96]Had averted the emergency [02:01.01] [02:02.96]Emilye then went to see [02:05.12]Diane and prayed and gave some words to [02:08.65]Try and save her maiden virtue [02:10.23] [02:11.95]Here's emilye's prayer to diana the goddess of chastity [02:15.00] [02:16.52]Diane you know that I am wild [02:19.01]I have no wish to be defiled [02:21.18]By the hand of man or got with child [02:23.25] [02:23.82]Therefore I pray be mild [02:25.76] [02:26.29]Don't let my honour be beguiled [02:27.79] [02:28.38]The altar fires burning in plain english [02:32.36] [02:33.20]At her pious yearning were extinguished [02:35.25] [02:36.49]Emilye unsinged just stared with dread [02:39.88] [02:40.50]As diane reached out her hand and there she bled [02:43.59] [02:44.12]Upon her servant's weary head [02:45.66] [02:46.32]The blood of virgins cherry red [02:48.99] [02:50.79]Let it now be clearly said [02:52.38] [02:53.25]You will soon see your marriage bed [02:55.74] [02:57.74]In response to this rejection [02:59.26] [02:59.83]Emilye asked a simple question [03:01.59] [03:02.11]Well then what good is your protection [03:04.02] [03:04.53]If I fall prey to some erection [03:06.35] [03:08.21]This was indeed a harsh defeat [03:10.64]For emilye both stark and bleak [03:13.07]But rather let me start to speak [03:15.32]Of the brave hearted arcite [03:17.11]Who laid himself so artfully [03:19.19] [03:19.99]To pray for help at mars feet [03:21.98] [03:23.86]Here's arcite's prayer to mars [03:25.47] [03:28.45]Strong god in this degree [03:31.09]I know you know the mysteries [03:33.10]Of love and my sad history [03:35.25] [03:35.87]In spite of all my misery [03:37.40] [03:38.03]My love no pity gives to me [03:40.36]Therefore if I am fit to be [03:42.77]Your knight grant me this victory [03:44.63] [03:46.19]At this the statue ripped free [03:48.31] [03:48.94]From its foundations viciously [03:50.40] [03:51.41]And said since you give to me [03:53.83]Such devotion it's agreed [03:55.72] [03:56.30]Soon I shall grant this to thee [03:58.53] [04:02.19]Now the gods who must be honest [04:04.88]Had in their wisdom justly promised [04:06.94]Arcite here perhaps the strongest [04:08.55] [04:09.49]Triumph in the fight along with [04:11.67]Palamon no doubt the fondest [04:13.90]True love as we see in sonnets [04:16.61]I now shall tell you straight how on this [04:19.38]Day in may it was accomplished [04:20.75] [04:21.65]Theseus who was provider [04:23.63]Of the venue and presider [04:25.70]Over it was seated higher [04:27.68]Where his queen by all was seen [04:29.89]With emilye beside her [04:31.36] [04:32.30]Arcite a worthy fighter [04:34.10] [04:34.76]Attacked his brother like a tiger [04:36.55] [04:37.09]And palamon alike a lion [04:38.86] [04:39.37]With equal fierceness did defy him [04:41.36] [04:41.95]The first though not for lack of trying [04:44.61]Could no fatal blow get by him [04:47.36]But then to palamon's poor luck [04:50.11]Arcite's knight behind him snuck [04:52.59]And stuck a spear into his gut [04:54.91]Though far from mortal was the cut [04:57.28]It was enough arcite struck [04:59.85]And palamon too hurt to duck [05:02.20]Was knocked down and dropped in shock [05:04.61]Onto the rocky ground [05:05.62] [05:07.60]Not a sound [05:08.28] [05:08.99]Nor any talk was found among the crowd [05:11.08] [05:11.88]Til theseus declared aloud [05:13.29] [05:13.95]Arcite is the victor proud [05:15.76] [05:16.48]And emilye as I avowed [05:18.22] [05:18.96]To thee shall now be well endowed [05:20.80] [05:23.89]Arcite's happiness exploded [05:25.53] [05:26.58]In him and he rose and showed it [05:28.48]As above his foe he gloated [05:30.58]Crowed and boasted and show boated [05:33.57]Til the gods were overloaded [05:34.96] [05:35.68]With his pride and so they smote it [05:38.68]Arcite with a blow demoted [05:41.04] [05:41.75]Fell onto his dome and broke it [05:44.02] [05:45.11]His sorrow overflowed there dying [05:48.14]He pronounced his woes where crying [05:50.39]Showed he'd go with no denying [05:52.38]That his soul was slowly rising [05:54.14] [05:55.16]And he left while still professing [05:56.79] [05:57.42]Love and gave them both his blessing [05:59.79]While requesting emilye to be accepting [06:02.46]Since he would in death be resting [06:04.74]Of palamon the next best thing [06:07.19]Then back his broken head he laid [06:09.45]And gave his final spoken praise [06:10.91] [06:11.95]Mercy emilye [06:13.13] [06:14.49]The gentle maid then in the ways [06:16.41]Of athens set the corpse ablaze [06:18.45] [06:18.98]And scorched away the source that makes [06:21.25]A mortal shape and prayed his soul [06:23.55]Its course through heaven's portal take [06:25.93]In order to at least dispel [06:28.56]The sorrow which in greece did swell [06:31.01]The moment that arcite fell [06:32.44] [06:33.01]Theseus released his will [06:35.15] [06:36.37]Why should his wife and cousin grieve [06:38.95] [06:39.79]Arcite is gone yet doesn't he [06:42.90]Deserve to see his love in thee [06:44.99] [06:45.69]Alive from up above in peace [06:47.77] [06:48.44]Thus palamon and emilye [06:51.16]Shall wed if they my judgement heed [06:54.04] [06:55.28]And since his wishes carried weight [06:56.85] [06:57.40]The two with kisses married straight [06:59.11] [06:59.76]And palamon though very late [07:02.03]Did wear his bliss with a merry face [07:04.62]Cause he could barely wait [07:06.29]To take away her cherry state [07:07.74] [07:08.57]And emilye took care she made [07:10.52]A loving wife and rarely gave [07:12.73]Advice and looking fair obeyed [07:15.75] [07:16.50]And nothing more is there to say [07:18.65]About this strange affair good day