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    Archetypes are neither good nor bad. They are simply patterns of behavior; and when we become unaware of them‚ they tend to fall into shadow. With this being said‚ I most closely resemble the Martyr archetype. The origin of the Martyr archetype is all about doing the right thing‚ no matter who is against it. A Martyr realizes that sacrificing for others is a part of their life’s journey‚ and that when they do this‚ it brings them a sense of purpose and joy. On the other hand‚ Martyr’s use their sacrifices

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    An exemplum is a tale that teaches a moral lesson by an example. The Canterbury Tales displays exempla in “The Prologue‚” “The Pardoner’s Tale‚” and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” by using each character to teach a moral lesson to the audience. “The Prologue” shows the audience that some people are different from their appearances‚ “The Pardoner’s Tale” teaches the audience that greed is the root of all evil‚ and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” teaches the audience the true nature of women. “The Prologue”

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    Characte archetype - hero Rapunzel overcome many hardships to finally find love and her parents. Character archetype -the villain Gothel is the women who posed as the mother of Rapunzel. She wanted that Rapunzel not the leave her home. Symbolic archetype - Rapunzel’s hair: Rapunzel have a magic hair that glows when she sings‚ it can also heal wounds and manages to achieve eternal youth to whoever touches. Situation archetype - Task Rapunzel’s task is to find the way out of the

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    During my time reading to children at Jefferson Elementary school‚ I observed how a child’s knowledge of archetypes alters their perceptions of the particular book they are reading. I read the children’s book Are You My Mother by P. D. Eastman‚ and I witnessed three examples of how archetypes might have affected their view of the story: the caregiver role‚ the gender roles‚ and the hero and villain role. I read to two girls and right away I could tell that they were aware of what a mother should

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    My Preference of The Doctor’s Tale The tale that I selected to read was the astronomy practicing Physician. This story of love‚ in hatred and bigotry was extremely interesting to read however‚ on the same note the wording was tremendously derived in Middle English tone which made a few sections difficult to understand and comprehend. The non-bible reading doctor’s tale is interesting from beginning to end‚ he paints a vivid picture of all his characters and there attributes using immense direct

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    people’s’ names that are dating. Most ship names are made up for celebrities such as Kimye (Kim Kardashian and Kanye West). But what people do not know is that ship names are actually devised by the ship fairy. The ship fairy is a magical creature that puts the ship names in people’s heads. The ship fairy carries a talisman‚ she is a white girl‚ and her magic runs off of people wanting to create a ship name for a couple. The ship fairy’s talisman is her cell phone. She uses the cell phone to send the

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    It is also known for a particular guild‚ the strongest magic guild called Fairy Tail. Fairy Tail is known to have the strongest mages who live there. Usually those mages take request and go on jobs to earn money as a living‚ but lately there hasn’t been any good jobs worth to earn an average amount of money. Two specific members of the guild were looking for jobs to at least to get some food‚ and those two are named Fairy Tail Guild sketch for the new version of their guild since it was destroyed

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    In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales‚ each character tells their tales based on their experiences or beliefs. Although they may all be different‚ some stories do share similarities. As we see in the knight’s tale he shares a story full of chivalry‚ passion and courage. Since those are his beliefs and what he stood for it makes sense why he choose to tell a story with these qualities. As for the Wife of Bath‚ she too tells a story of a soon to be knight who is arrogant‚ superficial and vein but

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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain utilizes the archetypes of the Unwilling Hero‚ the Shape Shifter‚ and Haven vs. Wilderness to show that Huck Finn and Jim can find freedom all along the banks of the Mississippi River.  Huck portrays the unwilling hero because he puts a lot of thought into something before he does it‚ even though it will benefit everybody.  He is also very hesitant to perform heroic acts.  The King and Duke show the archetype of the shape shifter because they are constantly lying

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    The Knight’s Tale‚ the story of two knights that fight for the love of a woman they do not know‚ and The Miller’s Tales‚ the story of three men trying to win the heart of one woman‚ are two tales that share similar story lines and themes that include courtly love and chivalry. The themes in the two tales at times seem to be very satirical throughout the stories‚ especially The Miller’s Tale; however‚ the presentations of the satirical themes in each story have a different approach from one another

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