ReadAndreasCapellanus,TheArtofCourtlyLove.

1. CompareandcontrastAndreasCapellanusworkwiththatofIbnHazm.
ThereareafewsimilarthingsthatbothCapellanusandIbnHazmwrite
aboutintheirpieces.Thefirstthingistheeffectoflove.Bookoneof
Capellanusdiscussestheeffectsofloveandwhathappenswhenyoudofall
inlove.IbnHazmdoesthesamethinginhisworkaswellwhenhetalks
aboutthesicknessandhowthataffectsapersonwhoisinlove.Adifference
betweenthesetwowritersisthe31rulesoflovecomparedtothepoetrythat
IbnHazmproducesinhiswork.ThepoetrythatIbnHazmwritesis
basicallyasynopsisofwhathemeansinhiswritingwhereasthe31rulesof
lovearerulesthatCapellanusthinksyouneedtolivebyinordertolove.
2.Whatroledoesclassplayinthework?
Courtlylovewasalovethatwassharedbetweentwopeopleintheupperclass
backintheday.Soclassplaysabigroleinthispiece.Ifwecomparethistothe
workofIbnHazm,hedoesntnecessarilypointtoclassasafactorthatplays
intoarelationshipoflove.Backinthetimethatthispiecewaswritten,itwas
usuallytwopeopleinthesameclassfallinginlovebecauseitwasfrowned
upontofallinlovewithsomeonenotinthesameclassasyou.Alotofthe
timesduringthisperiod,manymarriageswerearrangedbecauseofclass.This
meantthatalotofthetimes,lovedidntexistbecauseitwaspreplanned.So
classplaysahugeroleinthispiecebyCapellanus.
3. Isthereadifferenceinattitudetowardgenderinthetwoworks?
a. InthelastbookthatCapellanuswrites,RejectionofLove,he
statestheargumentsonthefaultsofwomen.Alsothefactthat
CapellanuswrotethisbookforamannamedWaltermaybeshows
thegenderandhowtherulesoflovearepasseddownfromone
mantoanother.Otherthanthat,therewasntadifferencein
attitudetowardsgenderthatstoodoutmorethaninTheRingof
theDove.

4. Isthereadifferenceinattitudetowardthephysicalaspectsofloveinthe
twoworks?

a. Ifyoucountgettingmarriedasaphysicalaspectoflove,thenyes,
thereisadifferenceinattitudetowardsthephysicalaspect.Inmy
opinion,marriagecanbethoughtofasaphysicalaspectbecause
youhavetoconsummatethemarriagewiththeactofgetting
marriedanditisalsoanemotionalthingbecauseitissomething
youcarrywithyourself.Capellanusshutsdowntheideaof
marriagebecausetrueloveusuallydidnotexistinmarriageatthat
timebecauseofthearrangementofamarriageduetotheclass
aspect.