In the last portion of Chretien de Troyes' Arthurian romance Erec and Enide we find a series of changes. Erec seems to grow as a character, becoming more appreciative and noble in a more understandable sense of the word while Enide comes out of her shel sort to speak. Erek starts to appreciate Enide for who she is and proves his love for her through his acts. Through his acts he an Enide bond and there seems to be progress within the story much like there is progress in any relationship or in a society. As he learns to appreciate Enide on a deper level so does Enide learn to appreaciate Erec, the bond then grows and is eventually realized with a number of noble acts. With the death of Erec's father you see a sort of acension from a shallow knight to a king who is ausually supposed to be wiser and wiser he is.
The nobleness of Erec's acts sem to almost correlate to his appreciation and the growth of his love for Enide, beyond just shallow lust. What seemed to be a traditional story had developed quite a bit and explored a umber of themes, from a story of a simple romance to as tory of a knight growinginto a king.
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