When release from prison was bewailed

Usually release from prison is celebrated with joy. But there are two examples, one literary & one cinematic, where the prisoners have bewailed their release.

The literary example is from Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales." In the first tale, "The Knight's Tale", the knight relates how two cousins, Arcite & Palamon, were captured in war & thrown into prison. From the prison window, they caught sight of the queen's  sister & seeing her daily, fell in love with her. One of the king's friends takes a fancy to Arcite & persuades the king to set him free. The king agrees but sentences Arcite to exile, any return being punishable with death. But Arcite bewails "Alas! the day I was born! Now I have got the worser of two jails!" (because he can't see his love anymore).

The second example, this one cinematic, is from Adoor Goplalakrishnan's "Mathilukal". (The Wall). Basheer, a well known writer, is imprisoned during the freedom struggle for two & a half years. The men's & women's sections are seperated by a high wall. Once when Basheer is walking by the side of this wall, whistling, a female voice from the other side, questions him. An unseen friendship develops & Basheer finds out that the woman, Narayani, is doing 14 years RI (for a murder charge). Basheer throws up a rose plant over the wall occasionally & an emotional bond develops. When Basheer is released, it means he will miss talking to Narayani & he fumes "Who needs freedom? Outside is an even bigger jail!".