"The [courtly] love is an art and a science, subject to many rules and regulations." Does this necessarily mean that the two people involved love each other genuinely or that the love is reciprocated on both sides? This is certainly quite a debatable subject given that a thing such as this typically involves a lover (the pursuer) who idealizes his "beloved" and a lady (the pursued) who seems to reject his advances. We are then forced to wonder if love can only exist outside the walls of nobility. Sadly, for the noble, a utopian setting may be the only place in which love can take place. Considering a utopia is a non-existent thing, perhaps courtly love is simply a game and nothing more. I will prove this theory by examining the texts "Moriz von Craun", and Walther von der Vogelweide's "Blissfully He Lay", and using the help of John C. Moore's article "Courtly Love: A Problem of Terminology" in order to establish the fact that both stories are displaying a common theme.
             In "Moriz von Craun" it is certainly clear that the title character is following the rules applied to courtly love in order to win the affections of the countess, who is unfortunately already married. Moriz is doing everything in his power to prove himself and every time is shot down. The most memorable example of him 'at work' would have to be when he built the ship, which served as a deception considering it could not float on water. The ship was hollow and the ship represented courtly love, so does this mean that courtly love is completely hollow, as well? As Moore asserts, in courtly love there are certain distinctive traits:
             1) It is illegitimate and furtive; 2) The lover is inferior and insecure,
             the beloved is elevated, haughty, even disdainful; 3) The lover must
             earn the lady's affection by undergoing many tests of prowess, valor,
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