What does Chaucer mean by “The double sorrow of Troilus?"
What does Chaucer mean by The double sorrow of Troilus In Geoffrey Chaucer's - poem Troilus and Criseyde the phrase the double sorrow of Troilus refers to the two main types of pain that the character Troilus experiences Troilus is a young Trojan prince who falls deeply in love with a woman named Criseyde His sorrow is double because he suffers in two significant ways Sorrow of Unrequited Love First Troilus feels the sorrow of unrequited love At the story's beginning he is lovesick because Criseyde does not return his feelings He longs for her and feels great emotional pain because he cannot be with her This sorrow is common in love stories where one person loves another who does not love them back Chaucer says For love is yet the moste stormy lyf It causes the lover to feel sad and desperate Sorrow of Betrayal and Loss Second Troilus