The Rules of Courtly Love

1/26/06

This video was made for a midterm exam project for Mrs. Robbins CP English 4 class at Oakcrest High School. What better students to do this project then Sam Wasserman and Dom Colleluori? This video goes through 4 out of the 31 rules of Courtly Love, which was a code of love that knights followed in medieval times. (scroll down for list of rules)
From The Art of Courtly Love by Andreas Capellanus
1. Marriage is no real excuse for not loving.
2. He who is not jealous cannot love.
3. No one can be bound by a double love.
4. It is well known that love is always increasing or decreasing.
5. That which a lover takes against the will of his beloved has no relish.
6. Boys do not love until they reach the age of maturity.
7. When one lover dies, a widowhood of two years is required of the survivor.
8. No one should be deprived of love without the very best of reasons.
9. No one can love unless he is propelled by the persuasion of love.
10. Love is always a stranger in the home of avarice.
11. It is not proper to love any woman whom one would be ashamed to seek to marry.
12. A true lover does not desire to embrace in love anyone except his beloved.
13. When made public love rarely endures.
14. The easy attainment of love makes it of little value: difficulty of attainment makes it prized.
15. Every lover regularly turns pale in the presence of his beloved.
16. When a lover suddenly catches sight of his beloved his heart palpitates.
17. A new love puts an old one to flight.
18. Good character alone makes any man worthy of love.
19. If love diminishes, it quickly fails and rarely revives.
20. A man in love is always apprehensive.
21. Real jealousy always increases the feeling of love.
22. Jealousy increases when one suspects his beloved.
23. He whom the thought of love vexes eats and sleeps very little.
24. Every act of a lover ends in the thought of his beloved.
25. A true lover considers nothing good except what he thinks will please his beloved.
26. Love can deny nothing to love.
27. A lover can never have enough of the solaces of his beloved.
28. A slight presumption causes a lover to suspect his beloved.
29. A man who is vexed by too much passion usually does not love.
30. A true lover is constantly and without intermission possessed by the thought of his beloved.
31. Nothing forbids one woman being loved by two men or one man by two women.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• funny
• mexican
• dirty
• sanchez
• rules
• love
• courtly
• court
• chivalry
• comedy
• sex

[watzy13]

oh and by the way, we were drunk through half of the filming, and definatly drunk when we showed it in class. thats what made it so funny.

[watzy13]

actually this was made as a comedy and does not reflect in anyway on our real lives so stop being immature and start appreciating the comedic aspects and just shut the fuck up and laugh bitch.

[watzy13]

our assignment was to demonstrate the rules of courtly love, which was a code of love that knights followed in medieval times.

[watzy13]

ohh wqe got in trouble... we actually ended up with a 'D' after arguing with our teacher forever. she almost didnt accept it at all.

[watzy13]

crazy!!!

[flyablekokoro123]

LMFAOOO this is horrible. This didn't help me with my "art of courtly love" research paper at all, but damn it was funny af, and for that I applaud you. :D

[iggypot]

dudes capellanus is rolling in his grave. you have managed to degrade, misinterpret, and flat out ruin one of the greatest books of all time. good job.

[hitlersironfirst]

HEHE SILLY BEANERS THEY DONT NO SHIT

[shortysblunt]

ang panget as in yac

[loopylover]

fuk off

[HoneyDogW]

This is awful. If I were your parents you'd be grounded, and I'd make you read books on the true importance of sexuality. You're only teenagers and you treat simulated sex acts with your friends like its some big joke. You'll probably end up divorced and unhappy, as you surely are not being taught proper respect for the opposite sex by your parents.

[CaLLicoFlo]

That was very raunchy. :D Hilarious, though. I'm not surprised at the grade. Any teacher of mine would have a heart attack. What was the assignment anyway?