Love, Labor, and Sloth in Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde'

Description: Chaucer altered his source to make Troilus guilty of the sin of sloth, depicting him as one who dislikes "love's work" and who rarely does it. By exploring this concept of sin in a courtly context, Chaucer shifts the moral focus of his work, causing Troilus to shoulder some of the guilt for his failed relationship with Criseyde.