The code of Chivalry in the medieval era created the idea that men and women had to live up to extremely high ideals within their society. The question is, can someone actually live up to those ideals? The answer varies from whom you ask, but I think that all ideals can be reached no matter how high or extravagant they are. In order to reach those ideals, one would have to try and peruse them. If someone doesn't want to have and accomplish high ideals, then they don't have to. Within the Wife of Bath's Tale, the knight in the story starts the story by raping a virgin, something that would go against the ethical code at the time. In modern time, cops act out and may profile someone in a racial manner and then continue to treat that man/woman differently that they would to a "normal" person. Thus, this idea of high ideals is sometimes overshadowed by the bad thing people do. Furthermore, in order to have high ideals, you have to make a choice. If you choose to not meet or have high ideals, then so be it. I choose to push myself and try to reach high standards or ideals and i work hard to do so, although I could just stop and lower my ideals if I want to. Also, setting high ideals and actually reaching them is a factor that can determine or undermine what you want to do. The choice to reach, have, and establish ideals is up to the person in question, but ultimately, all ideals can be met.
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