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    through their similarities and differences. In the Canterbury tales the autthor makes sure that you know that there are alot more differences than there are similarities. For example the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner‚ they are very different stories but the author seems to tie in their similarities and differences. In the Wife of Bath and in the Pardoner there are many similariries and differences between the two tales. In the tales one of the similarities is that they both have experienced the

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    Exploring Archetypes in Short Stories Archetypes are recurring symbols‚ characters‚ landscapes‚ or events found in myths and literature across different cultures and eras that help us organize events into categories. There are three main types of archetypes which include situational‚ character‚ and symbolic. All three are easily relatable to. Firstly‚ an example of a unhealable wound in a situational archetype can be found with Mrs. Maloney in “Lamb to the Slaughter.” An example of a scapegoat

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    Eduardo Palacios Week 6 assignment Archetype Love Based on Romeo and Juliet. In the movie Romeo and Juliet‚ film directed by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968. I chose love as archetypal. “Why do we struggle with love or why does love so often get so difficult? We as people are all born with the character of love and most people want to be in a relationship. So why do so many relationships go wrong? As with Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet we often believe

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    I have chosen the Pardoner to expand on. In the prologue this character is described as having shoulder length‚ thin‚ yellow hair. He had bulging eyes and no facial hair. This might have been part of the reason that Chaucer judged him to be effeminate‚ describing him as “a gelding or a mare.” The pardoner is a member of the church‚ with the job of selling absolutions to the members of the church. This character could be a representation of one of the great controversies of the time regarding the

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    ago has similar plot structures and themes of modern literature? These recurring ideologies are not pure coincidences; they have symbolic meaning and have been traced to the depths of unconsciousness‚ having been recently categorized into archetypes. Archetypes are a development of psychologist‚ Carl Jung‚ referring to a pattern of character types‚ images‚ descriptive details‚ and situations that find their way from our minds‚ to our literature‚ and to our lives. This idea of predisposed mental

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    Chaucers Pardoner

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    Third eye wider than ya motherfuckin’ ego‚ amigo Hero‚ incognito tuxedo‚ boosten hoes overall libido Feeling euphoric like the beat a placebo Hot as jalapeno‚ Sick I need some chemo quick as torpedo‚ Cash the chips‚ Casino‚ Amino Acid‚ on acid‚ im tripping‚ an all these atoms im splitting im fittin Nuke‚ nauseous‚ fittin to puke‚ shoot‚ took a shot of absloute‚ whoo Fuck these bitches‚ man‚ fuck these hoes‚ Third eye soul‚ mind growth i suppose. I dont know‚ nobody does‚ no body loves

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    The pardoner is a priest whom most people think of as being honest and respectful‚ however‚ in reality he is a hypocrite whom takes advantage of the less fortunate and plays with their emotions. The pardoner lived off the money of the church people whom believed in him and his beliefs. He took advantage of their vulnerability and used their weakness to obtain more goods for his own personal gain. The pardoner is thought of without sin but in reality is the most sinful person of them all. This tale

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    masterpiece‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ provided an excellent story about the deadly sins. Focusing mainly on the sins of pride‚ gluttony and greed‚ the characters we find in The Canterbury Tales‚ particularly “The Pardoner ’s Tale‚” are so overwhelmed by their earthly desires and ambitions that they fail to see the effects of their sinful actions‚ therefore depriving themselves of salvation. For example‚ gluttony is defined as the desire over-indulgence of food and drink. The pardoner says that gluttony is

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    The Influence of Storytelling Archetypes in Homer’s Odyssey By Sam Thomas Odysseus’ tale of his encounter with the Cyclops‚ which he recounts to the Phaecians in Book 9 of Homer‘s Odyssey‚ is one of the most famous stories ever told. It is deeply rooted in the classical literary consciousness and is yet familiar to even those modern readers who have never studied ancient texts. Why does a nearly three-thousand year old piece of epic poetry maintain such an influential presence in modern culture

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    One psychologist‚ whose views and practices can be pulled out analytically from this piece of work‚ is Carl Jung. He focused on the idea that humans create archetypes which reveal themselves by powerful images. The types of archetypes Jung discusses can be found throughout the plot of this myth. The first archetype found it by looking at the journey of Odysseus as a whole. A journey is required that includes various trials which sends the main character in search of something greater

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