H2
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- Created on: 05-01-18 14:14
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- Januarie
- Descriptions
- Described by The Merchant as 'a worthy knight' (34)
- May describes his love making using animal imagery
- 'Be it of fissh, or bird, or beest, or man' (653)
- 'necke lenne' (641)
- 'makes as a kinges' (815)
- Januarie is living like a king
- 'olde' (830)
- Attitudes Towards Marriage
- Desires the ideal marriage
- 'blisful lyf'(47)
- 'paradis (53)'
- In the ideal marriage a woman fulfils her husband's sexual needs
- 'yelde hir dette' (240)
- Worried if he experiences perfect bliss in his marriage he won't achieve it again. His afterlife will be unhappy.
- 'no man han parfaite blisses two' (426)
- To pass on linage. Januarie wants an heir
- 'engendren him an heir' (60)
- 'heritage' (227)
- Wife should be young
- 'shal nat passe twenty year' (205)
- Older wives know too much and they cannot provide sexual pleasure
- 'and go streight to the devel, whan I die' (224)
- Believes an older wife would make him adulterous - he'd go to Hell
- 'no plesaunce' (222)
- 'and go streight to the devel, whan I die' (224)
- 'warm wex' (218)
- A younger wife, Januarie believes is malleable. Shows his manipulative nature.
- Like a business deal
- 'market-place' (371)
- Desires the ideal marriage
- Sex
- Has as strong sexual appetite
- 'bodily delit' (37)
- Wishes for his wedding guests to leave so he can have sex with May
- 'I wold that al this peple were ago' (552)
- Animal imagery gives insight into disturbing fantasies
- 'Oold fissh and yong flessh' (206)
- Aggressive nature of the pike and bull juxtaposes with the naïve, innocent imagery created by 'yong flesshe'
- 'a pyk' and 'old boef' (207)
- Aggressive nature of the pike and bull juxtaposes with the naïve, innocent imagery created by 'yong flesshe'
- 'a pyk' and 'old boef' (207)
- Januarie often fantasises of his chosen bride.
- 'middel smal' 'arms longe' 'gentillesse' (390)
- 'Oold fissh and yong flessh' (206)
- Engages in abnormal sexual behaviour
- Has as strong sexual appetite
- Relationships
- May
- Of a lower status to Januarie, but he has chosen her for her youth and beauty.
- 'suffiseth him hir youth and hir beauty' (414)
- Is expected to be a widow after Januaries death
- 'live as widwe' (867)
- Promises to give May everything he possesses.
- 'al myn heritage' (960)
- Leaves her with his wealth - like a business deal. Their love is a deal - financial gain.
- 'al myn heritage' (960)
- Of a lower status to Januarie, but he has chosen her for her youth and beauty.
- Damyan
- Placebo
- Flatters Januarie by calling him wise
- 'weever fro the word of Salomon' (271)
- King Solomon from the Old Testament has the reputation of being wise. Placebo tells Januarie to ignore his advice.
- 'youre owene conseil is the best' (279)
- 'weever fro the word of Salomon' (271)
- Calls himself a 'court-man' which can also mean flatterer (280)
- Flatters Januarie by calling him wise
- Justinus
- Wants Januarie to make a wise decision and not rush. He believes a man should be careful about giving away his property.
- 'a man oghte him right wel avise to whom he yeveth his land' (313)
- Januarie rejects his advice. Claims Justinus' words are not worth a basket of herbs.
- 'I counte nat a payer full of herbs' (356)
- Says he talks from experience
- 'cost and care' (335) 'blisses bare' (336)
- Says you find expense and worry in marriage, and it comes with a lack of pleasure.
- 'cost and care' (335) 'blisses bare' (336)
- Wants Januarie to make a wise decision and not rush. He believes a man should be careful about giving away his property.
- May
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