*Hauing this day my horse, my hand, my launce*
*Guided so well that I obtain'd the prize,*
*Both by the iudgement of the English eyes*
*And of some sent from that sweet enemy Fraunce;*
*Horsemen my skill in horsemanship aduaunce,*
*Towne folkes my strength; a daintier iudge applies*
*His praise to sleight which from good vse doth rise;*
*Some luckie wits impute it but to chance;*
*Others, because of both sides I doe take*
*My blood from them who did excell in this,*
*Thinke Nature me a man-at-armes did make.*
*How farre they shot awrie! The true cause is,*
*Stella lookt on, and from her heau'nly face*
*Sent forth the beames which made so faire my race. *
1. why do some people say he won the tournament?
2. Why does the poet say he won?
2006-11-09 05:58:13 · 2 answers · asked by guitarbuttmunch88 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
1. skill in horsemanship
strength
luck
genetics
2. energy from Stella in heaven . . .
2006-11-09 06:03:38 · answer #1 · answered by a_blue_grey_mist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Knight says that on that day his horse and lance were good enough to win the prize.
The knight fights for Stella’s honor (Stella being a lady in the crowd who watches him.) Some people say that he was lucky to win, others that he was born with the skills, but his skills to win came from his desire to show off for Stella.
2006-11-09 14:55:03 · answer #2 · answered by Maddog Salamander 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋