KNIGHTLY
Definition: exhibiting those characteristics associated with knights, specifically chivalry, dignity, bravery, honesty, and goodness
Note: Every quality is ultimately manifested uniquely with each individual personality–male or female.
Quotes:
The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. — Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) French literary artist
The stories of Ulysses and Agamemnon and Menelaus, of Jesus, of the Good Knight of Chaucer, lives in every one of us. — James Lee Burke (1936-) American author
Symbols: 1) the sword; 2) a paladin
Legendary Figure: King Arthur, the legendary British king (who may have lived in the sixth century ad) fostered the idea of right versus might.
ROMANTIC
Definitions: (1) responsive to an imaginative or emotional appeal of what is heroic, adventurous, mysterious, or idealized; (2) loving and affectionate; (3) conducive to or suitable for a loving relationship
Derivation: Originally, a “romance” was a long narrative in verse or prose, written in one of the Romance dialects about the adventures of knights and other chivalric heroes.
Quotes:
Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise. — Victor-Marie Hugo (1802-1885) French writer
Vulnerability is the essence of romance. It’s the art of being uncalculated, the willingness to look foolish, the courage to say, ‘This is me, and I’m interested in you enough to show you my flaws with the hope that you may embrace me for all that I am but, more important, all that I am not.’ — Christopher Ashton Kutcher (1978-) American actor & producer
Symbol: lilacs