PART TWO The Knight's Tale
PART TWO The Knight's Tale PART TWO The Knight's Tale Palamon and Arcite were two cousins who lived in the Greek city of Thebes. The King of Thebes, Creon, was an old, wicked man who treated his enemies very badly. Theseus, the Duke of Athens, met a group of women as he was travelling. They were crying. 'Help us. Lord Theseus. We are all widows, Creon has murdered our husbands!' Theseus decided to attack Thebes. He sent his wife, Hippolyta, and her sister, Emily, to his palace where they wou
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PART TWO The Knight's Tale
PART TWO The Knight's Tale
Palamon and Arcite were two cousins who lived in the Greek city of Thebes.The King of Thebes, Creon, was an old, wicked manwho treated his enemies very badly.Theseus, the Duke of Athens, met a group of women as he was travelling. They were crying.
'Help us. Lord Theseus. We are all widows, Creon has murdered our husbands!'
Theseus decided to attack Thebes. He sent his wife, Hippolyta,and her sister, Emily, to his palace where they would be safe.Then he marched towards Thebes with his soldiers.
Palamon and Arcite fought bravely to defend their city but,in the end, they fell unconscious to the ground.The victorious soldiers of Athens walked among the dead bodies on the battlefield.
'Come here!' shouted a soldier. 'These two are still breathing. They're alive!'
It was Palamon and Arcite. Theseus took the two young men prisoner.He took them back to Athens and locked them in a tall dark tower.No gold could buy their freedom. They were prisoners for life!
