3. How do class dynamics play out?
Within the first section of the instructions within the dialogue, Andreas Capellanus states that the first interaction with the middle class woman a man of middle class aims to court should focus on something other than her appearance or other qualities of her character. Instead, he claims that it should focus on some sort of praise, because women of middle class "commonly delight in being commended and readily believe every word that looks like praise" (Capellanus 37). From the start, he casts middle class women in an inferior light alongside the notion that they will willingly accept any sort of positive remark. This unflattering light makes it seem as if the women are of less intelligence and not used to being courted, which I'm guessing contrasts the way Capellanus depicts noble women. What's interesting is throughout the dialogue, the middle class woman displays admirable wit and modesty, deflecting the blatant flattery that Capellanus asserted would without a doubt cause the woman to fall for the man courting her. While her statements fit into his idea that a middle class woman has no particularly "admirable" qualities, as she deflects his compliments claiming that his statements have no truth, and he must be a liar. Even though she is unreceptive to his flattery, he persists, and frequently compliments her by referencing literature and claiming that she must be of a greater nobility than she claims to be. A lot of the narrative that women of middle class are noble in character carries over from the rest of The Art of Courtly Love as the middle class man insists that despite her actual class status, her character indicates that she is noble in nature. The middle class woman seems to primarily just deflect his compliments, but I am unsure if that was the common practice, or representative of how Capellanus views middle class women.
4. What is the ultimate outcome for the pair?
The two do not reach a declaration of anything positive, as the woman claims that the man will need to undergo a lot of labor-- or effort in courting and complimenting her-- before she will accept his love. Their back and forth reinforces this, as the man seems to make a claim about love, whether in direct reference to the woman or a broader claim about the rules of love, and the woman immediately deflects it or rationalizes it to be impossible. The woman thinks quick on her feet in a way that is primarily self degrading as she refuses his courting in almost all possible regards. The two show an admiration for the "rules" and accepting practices, which I believe Capellanus is painting as normal in an attempt to flatter himself and the rules he has spent a whole book coming up with.