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    classic tales and texts have been transposed into contemporary forms in order to appeal to new audiences. Representative of this is the transformation of Chaucer’s ‘The Pardoners Tale‚’ a poem composed in the 1300’s‚ arising from a theological society‚ into the modern film adaption‚ ‘A Simple Plan‚’ appropriated by Sam Raimi to suit a modern audience of a secular society. Due to the contexts of the two texts differing greatly‚ there have been significant modifications of the original tale in the aspects

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    Analysis of the Canterbury Tales characters Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) son of a merchant‚ page in a royal house‚ soldier‚ diplomat‚ and royal clerk‚ Geoffrey Chaucer saw quite a bit the medieval worlds. His varied experiences helped prepare him to write The Canterbury Tales. It provides the best contemporary picture we have of fourteenth-century England. Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in his later years. Only 24 of the projected 124 tales were finished‚ but these 24 stand together as a complete

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    Fairy tales are relevant in the field of clinical practice in several ways. The therapeutic value of fairy tales is important not only for children but adults as well. Like myths and legends‚ the fairy tale touches the most primitive parts of the psyche. Fairy tales help us open a window to the past‚ they provide a mirror to the present and they also present a vision of the future. Fairy tales help open a window to the past by revealing patterns of human behavior and focusing on human conflicts

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    people sacrifice for themselves because they feel it’s Obligatory. Both The Handmaid’s Tale and Children Of Men show how sacrifice was an eminent trait that was utilized often . In The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Nick‚ The Commander‚ and Ofglen expressed how sacrifice is essential and how it reoccurs. In Children Of Men‚ Jasper‚ Miriam‚ and Theo all demonstrated how important sacrifice is in life. In The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Nick sacrifices being exposed and being caught trying to help Offred escape. He could

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    In the fairy tale of Vasilisa the Beautiful there are many motifs that could be seen in other fairy tales‚ one of the motifs in this fairy tale was magic. We see this introduced with the magical doll Vasilisa’s mother gave her before her death and the witch grandmother Baba Yaga. Both of these magic motifs helped Vasilisa ultimately in her journey and helped her in achieving justice from all her suffering created by her step-mother and step-sisters. Other ideas and images that are seen in other

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    Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations as a Fairy Tale Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations as a Fairy Tale  There are many ways in which Great Expectations resembles a fairy  tale‚ such as the themes- poor people receiving riches‚ the moral  reasons‚ - do good unto others and you shall be repaid. During  Victorian times stories were used mainly for morals purposes.  One of the main reasons why resembles a fairy tale is due to its  characters  Great Expectations has many characters that

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    Expressive Criticism Expressive criticism is how the author conveys his thoughts‚ perceptions‚ feelings‚ and experiences in his work. In this tale‚ there are many instances where Chaucer includes mythical creatures and people to bring a more vivid image to the readers. The Wife of Bath’s Tale is an ‘AABB’ rhyming scheme tale‚ the author has just intrigue the audience with a different kind of story. In the beginning‚ Chaucer had not yet spoken of religion or figurative folk‚ but he has brought

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    Fairy tales play different roles teaching children about morals‚ right v. wrong and with these teaching it impacts a child and helps them with their growth. In “Fairy Tales and the Existential Predicament” by Bruno Bettelheim he argues that fairy tales help teach children more than parents do‚ since parents want to shelter children and only show them the sunny side of things. Fairy tales help them understand the existential predicaments one can face in life and shows that one can overcome anything

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    not alone; lots people enjoy reading fairy tales without realizing the bad messages hidden inside. Are fairy tales really a good thing to be reading to young kids though? Many of them include things that give nightmares‚ lowers self-images‚ and gives false ideas of reality which might not be the ideal bedtime story for a young child. You might just want to wait until they are older. The first of many reasons that fairy tales are bad for kids is fairy tales give nightmares and bad morals. In a survey

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    lowest order was involved in this practice. Geoffrey Chaucer‚ one of the most important writers in English literature‚ was the author of The Canterbury Tales‚ an elaborate poem about the religious pilgrimage of twenty nine people to Canterbury. In the "General Prologue" Chaucer introduces each individual along for the journey. Through The Canterbury Tales‚ we discover the hypocrisy and virtues Chaucer narrates in his characters and can appreciate the nuances in this superior piece of literature. Geoffrey

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