Arcite, false traytour wikke,
Now artow hent, that lovest my lady so,
For whom that I have al this peyne and wo,
And art my blood, and to my conseil sworn,
As I ful ofte have told thee heerbiforn,
And hast byjaped heere duc Theseus,
And falsly chaunged hast thy name thus!
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Knight’s Tale. Palamon says that his sworn friend and confidante Arcite is a traitor. Palamon feels he saw Emily first and has the rightful claim to her love. He accuses Arcite "that lovest my lady" of betraying him. He also says he broke Theseus’s condition of his release that he stay away from Athens and deceived everyone by changing his name and appearance.