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    In a second comparison‚ the Pardoner’s tale and Wife of Bath’s tale explained what the character’s were searching for based on the teller’s experiences and their knowledge‚ desiring money and sovereignty.[TS2-Comparison]. In the Wife of Bath’s tale‚ she talks about a knight that was to be executed‚ but was given the option to find what women desire most in exchange for his life; the knight explains that it is power over their husbands.[CE3]. [“My liege lady‚ over all this world” he said‚ “women wish

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    Fairy-tales are fictional stories created to give a moral lesson to the readers. They could be‚ and most likely are‚ filled with excitement and adventure. These stories also contain mythological creatures that will boost the child’s imagination. Even though fairy-tales contain all of these amazing features some parents still doubt them. Some parents could argue stories similar to Cinderella stereotype females. Those parents feel Cinderella does this by having the female lead completing tons of housework

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    Themes of Pardoners Tale

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    in “The Pardoner’s Tale” The Pardoner’s Tale was written by Geoffrey Chaucer. It’s a narrative poem that describes the character of the pardoner. He describes his character by using different literary themes. The Pardoner is described through a use of symbolism‚ irony and personification. This tale uses symbolism in many different ways. In one way that I saw symbolism in the story is was through the coffin. The coffin symbolized that there would be death later on in the tale. A sentence from the

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    “Beauty and the Beast” a Fairy-Tale? At some point in our lives we are all charmed by the magic found in fairy tales. Beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiering in 1937‚ Disney set the standard for fairy tale movies that continue to entertain today. With Snow White’s love and connection with nature‚ being tricked by a witch‚ and then saved by a prince‚ there is no doubt this is a fairy tale. Cinderella seems to be one of the most recognized fairy tales with her fairy godmother‚ a pumpkin

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    A fairy tale‚ or wonder tale‚ is a kind of folktale or fable. In these stories we meet witches and queens‚ giants and elves‚ princes‚ dragons‚ talking animals‚ ogres‚ princesses‚ and sometimes even fairies. Marvelous and magical things happen to characters in fairy tales. A boy may become a bird. A princess may sleep for a hundred years. A seal may become a girl. Objects too can be enchanted — mirrors talk‚ pumpkins become carriages‚ and a lamp may be home to a genie. What is a Fairy Tale Welcome

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    “The Franklin’s Tale” is a tale from the collection of stories in The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer tells the heartwarming story of Dorigen and her love for her husband‚ Arveragus. The tale is not just an entertaining story‚ but it teaches the lesson that putting the needs of others before your own not only affects one person but it affects a variety of different people. It demonstrates nobility and kindness which allows the reader to want to be more like the characters in the story. The characters in

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    The Knight’s Tale The Knight’s Tale is a poem from Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. The Knight’s Tale is a poem about the power of love‚ how it changes people and leads them to their destruction. The poem starts by introducing the well-known Theseus‚ the king of Athens‚ who is a great conqueror that fights in foreign locations‚ conquers ungoverned countries and slays ferocious beasts. To fight and defeat the Amazons‚ a savage race of women who lived in Scythia‚ Theseus travels to their land

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    felt in A Knight’s Tale. The movie takes place during medieval times. During medieval times‚ the social class you were born into told you what lifestyle you were forced to live. William Thatcher’s father sold him to a knight when he was just a little boy‚ hoping he would live out a better life this way. Williams’s overall inspiration was truly his father. He often told him he could always “change his stars” (“A Knights Tale”). The theme of A Knights Tale is that

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    Michael B. Holmberg‚ Jr. Canterbury Tale Review The Wife of Bath The Wife of Bath‚ or Alison‚ is a worldly woman. Not only has she traveled the world‚ she has experienced the world‚ in the sexual manner. Alison herself states this at the beginning of her tale‚ "Were there no books at all on the subject‚ my own experience gives me a perfect right to talk of the sorrows of marriage . . . I’ve married five husbands . . . ."(Chaucer 174). The point of Alison’s long-winded prologue is to crush

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    trickster tales. Anthropomorphism is a concept used in tricker tales in which animals are the main characters and display human ideas and personality traits. Trickster tales are short stories commonly referred to as folk or fairy tales. In a trickster tale the main character is considered a “trickster” which means they are mischievous and magical animal-humans whose goal is to outwit their opponents. They function as a creator‚ hero‚ fool‚ destroyer‚ or a prankster. Although trickster tales

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