Letters from Arcite/Chaucer

             You have only just left my chamber a short time ago, but I can still smell the essence of you lingering in the air. I can still feel your caring hands caressing my face and arms as you tried to bring comfort to me in these last hours. The ghost of your presence soothes my soul and calms my heart. It brings me great solace to know your love, as I here lie with barely the energy to lift my hand to write these words. I must be in and out of consciousness for I cannot remember much of what has transpired since the joust. I must, therefore, write this letter while I am lucid enough to tell you of my feelings if I never get the chance to see your beautiful face again.
             The doctors have left me to rest for now. I know there is no further service they can render upon my wounds, and my time on this earth is now nearing the end. They do not say so, but I can see the helpless frustration in their eyes when their administrations of treatment fail again and again. I appreciate their efforts in combating my ills, but their science has done all that it can do for me at this point. I am now left to the mercy of God.
             As I wallow in my deathbed with the end fast approaching, I fear what is before me and wonder what has brought me to this terrible end. I know that I have not been the most perfect knight, cousin, or husband during my life on earth, and would undo all the wrongs of my life if given the chance. I know that is impossible as I lie here, but I would like to expose my offenses here for the entire world to see so that the people I loved most dearly will know the true sorrow of my heart and the ruefulness of my soul. Please read these heartfelt words and know that I am truly sorry for having caused any hurt to those lives I have touched, especially you, my dear Emelye.
             Believe me when I tell you that I have truly loved you with all of my heart and my soul in the only way I knew how to love. I see now that I did everything wrong ...

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