"O deere cosyn Palamon," quod he,
"Thyn is the victorie of this aventure.
Ful blisfully in prison maistow dure –
In prison? Certes nay, but in paradys!"
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Knight’s Tale. While Arcite wins his freedom and his cousin Palamon remains in prison, Arcite says Palamon is the victor in this adventure. For Palamon has sight of Emily, the woman they both love, and Arcite does not. In an example of dramatic irony Arcite says he envies Palamon’s prison "paradise."