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The Complaint of Mars
The Complaint of Mars, also known as the "Brooch of the Devil Himself", is one of Chaucer's short poems that has elicited a variety of critical commentary. While this poem has been seen as allegorical, astronomical, and interpretive-appreciative in nature, a number of critics have only examined the poem as the description of an astronomical event. While this event is evident in the story, the discrepancies between the story and the actual condition in the skies has provided a useful examination of the astrological beliefs in Chaucer's time.
==Poem Summary==
The story begins with the days leading up to April 12, 1385, as Venus, the goddess of love, and Mars, the god of war, have planned an affair. Before they are to meet, Venus teaches Mars a lesson in understanding and care. She instructs Mars to never despise any lover and forbid that he feels jealousy, tyranny, cruelty or arrogance ever again. Once he has been humbled by Venus’ power and promises to obey her command, Mars patiently waits for Venus to meet him so they can have an affair. Together, Mars and Venus reigned over the skies until, finally, the time came for Mars to enter the house of Venus at his slowed pace until she finally overtook him. Unfortunately, Mars and Venus are then broken up by Phebus, the god of the sun. Phebus hastily bursts through the palace gates where Venus and Mars were still in the bed chambers, and shined his light on the situation.
As the now helpless, married Venus began to weep and flee the scene, Mars began to cry tears of sparks and prepare himself for a battle with Phebus. While he had no intention to fight the Sun, Mars was only dragged down by the added weight of his armor. As the fiery sparks burst from Mars's eyes, he threw on his helmet and began to strap on his sword. Because Mars was so distraught and weighed down, he began to shake to the point where his armor broke into several pieces. Mars was in no condition to fight Phebus, so Mars began to follow Venus. Though fate had determined that the two lovers would never be together, Mars was forced to slowly follow Venus, who had fled to avoid confronting Phebus. As Mars is weighted down by the armor, he is unable to move swiftly enough to reunite with his love.
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