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    "A Knights Tale" Analysis

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    The Canterbury Tales‚ because he followed chivalry and jousted. Roland is the second character; he has short brown hair‚ is fat‚ and is a blunt talker. He represents the Parson‚ because he watches over the people who are close to him. Wat has short red hair and has an extremely short temper. He represents the Miller‚ because he is a provocative man. Chaucer has short blonde hair‚ is skinny‚ and is a very clever man. He is Geoffrey Chaucer‚ the writer and unanimous narrator of The Canterbury Tales

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    Geoffrey Chaucer in Canterbury Tales. In a time where women had no say in anything‚ and were just there to sit and be pretty he highlights it in literature. In many different instances he indicates points that would make the reader believe he has views the same as Pat Anderson. Throughout Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer he shows women are objects used to gloat about by men for their looks and family status‚ and are not nearly as knowledgeable as men. The Miller’s Tale is all about raunchiness

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    The Canterbury Tales were written in 1387 by English poet and author Chaucer. Throughout the book‚ it is made clear that much of medieval society was centered around Christian beliefs. Chaucer was a Christian and through the various stories‚ several hints are given that suggest that Christianity was the primary belief of the time. Throughout “The Miller’s Tale”‚ themes of Christianity are mentioned several times. One example being when John claims that the reason Nicholas had fallen ill was because

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    Is the Tell-Tale Heart a Tall Tale? How can we always trust a narrator to be credible in stories we read? Are we to assume that the words we read are always truth? If characters are able to lie to one another‚ the narrator could also have the ability to fib to the reader‚ or at the very least give a sense of false hyperbole to a situation. In the case of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart”‚ is our narrator capable of telling the story of his late night plight with complete objectivity? The

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    Chaucer’s Critique of Medieval Society As The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer progresses‚ the tales often critique one’s sexual past while judging how they act through the tales‚ along with their gender. As karma and greed also have an extremely strong presence in the “Reeve’s and Pardoner’s tales” they both value money over the people that are important in their lives. The Wife of Bath critiques every aspect of male superiority as she is an extremely enthusiastic "feminist"‚ that defends her

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    Wife of Bath Tale

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    Can an Immoral Storyteller tell a Moral Tale? Geoffery Chaucer has gone into such depth to describe the characters in Canterbury Tales. He focuses on their immoral character‚ physical appearance‚ and their main purpose. Many of Chaucer’s stories parallel with each other acknowledging the sinful nature of the characters. The comparison of the three stories “Miller’s Tale‚ Pardoner’s Tale‚ and The Wife of Bath Tale”‚ will show how immoral can sometimes bring moral values into a person’s life. Immorality

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    The Squire's Tale

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    The Squires Tale The Squire is the son of the knight. Chaucer describes him as good horse rider‚ able to joust well‚ and he carves the Knight’s meat for him at dinner. These qualities make him a good squire. The Franklin even praises him for being everything a squire and a young man should be. Though Chaucer also describes the Squire as embroidered like a meadow‚ making him sound more like a woman then a young man‚ Chaucer also mentions the Squire’s ability to dance‚ sing‚ and write poetry. The

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    In the Canterbury Tales‚ written by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ The Reeve’s Tale describes how two college boys met the Miller and decide to set him straight. In the prologue of the tale‚ the Reeve‚ named Oswald‚ reflects on the Miller’s tale. Oswald seems to be the only person who was not amused my the Miller’s tale‚ and therefore in his tale‚ decides to expand on these feelings in his tale. The tale starts with the introduction of two college boys‚ Alan and John in the town on Trumpington near Cambridge

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    Knights Tale Belonging

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    The Film A Knights Tale is an historical tale set in the 14th Century based on “The Knights Tale” from the collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ called “The Canterbury Tales”. A Knights Tale is the story of how a thatcher’s son‚ William Thatcher‚ changed his stars‚ followed his dreams and became a knight. One of the films main themes is “With hard work one can better himself of his social class”. In a way William never really belonged with his peasant social class because he was always

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    Name: _______________________ Mods:_______ from The Pardoner’s Tale Reading Check 1.  How does the Pardoner describe his own character and morals in the Prologue to his tale? 2.  According to “The Pardoner’s Tale‚” why are the three young rioters looking for Death? 3.  Where does the old man tell the rioters to look for Death? How do they treat him? 4.  Describe the rioters’ plan for the gold and how it proves fatal to all three of them. Thinking

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