Write a paper (1300-1500 words) with a thesis statement and argument backed up with evidence from the primary source you have just finished reading, The Epic of the Cid. Your paper will be a response to one of the questions provided, with your answer serving as your thesis statement. the text is available for purchase online here (Links to an external site.) or as a limited (not complete) preview here (Links to an external site.).
We typically think about knights in terms of (1) military performance, (2) his relationship with his lord, or (3) his relationship with the women in his life. Focus on one of these three areas. Why is the Cid an ideal knight? That is, what one thing does he do over and over that makes him ideal?
Some have argued that the Cid, Ruy Diaz de Vivar, is a hero of a unified Christian Spain, whose goal is to fight against and win land from Muslims. Why is this argument wrong?
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