UESPI CENTRO DE CIÊNCIAS HUMANAS E LETRAS – CCHL LICENCIATURA PLENA EM LÊTRAS/INLGLÊS DICIPLINA: READING II – IV BLOCO PROF.ª DRA. MARIA ELDELITA B. HOLANDA ALUNO: IGLESIAS HIDELGARDY R. RABÊLO OUTLINE THE CANTERBURY TALES – The Friar’s Tale Geoffrey Chaucer 1. Setting: In the medieval period in a town with summoner and friar; on the road out of town with summoner. the devil and the man with his cart and at old woman’s house with old woman‚ summoner and devil. 2. The
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Religious pilgrimages have been the foundation of religion since the dawn of time. In The Canterbury Tales‚ Chaucer identifies an infamous character that shares his ironically moral tale along with those whom accompany him on the way to Canterbury. This particularly wretched pilgrim was the Pardoner: a most loathsome and diabolical character. The sly and mischievous Pardoner is described by Chaucer as a dishonest and cheating man‚ and his appearance matched. With long and thin hair that fell “like
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The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe 1. Author’s biography - 1809-1849 - He was an American author‚ poet‚ editor‚ and literary critic. - He was considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre‚ Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story‚ and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known
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schooling‚ I have always been fascinated by medieval knights. Even as a child‚ I remember enjoying the tales of the great quests the knights would embark on. Whether it be slaying a mighty foe or adventuring to a far off land‚ the stories of knights were always exciting to hear. Because of this fascination‚ I chose to tell my creative tale in the style of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales from the perspective of the knight. Knights during the time of medieval England were responsible for protecting
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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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A Tale of Two Cities - Cliff Notes Table of contents: 1) Chapter summaries (pp.2-32) 2) Characters (pp. 32-40) 3) Setting (pp. 40-41) 4) Dickens’ Style (use of detail‚ repetition‚ parallelism‚ theatrical elements‚ imagery‚ form and style) (pp. 41-43) CHAPTER SUMMARIES BOOK THE FIRST: A TALE OF TWO CITIES: CHAPTER 1 Here is Dickens’ voice‚ introducing the story he’s about to tell. No action or characters are presented
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A Tale of Two Cities- A Historical fiction A Tale of Two Cities is a novel categorized as historical fiction. Historical fiction is a composite material‚ with a portion of history embedded in a matrix of fiction. A Tale of Two Cities is appropriately titled‚ as the novel is the story of England and Revolutionary France; as a result it can be categorized as historical fiction. A Tale of Two Cities is parallel to history in many different respects. The English setting‚ and atmosphere‚ is similarly
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During the Middle Ages there were many professions‚ some of them were honorable others were not. In Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales‚ there are profiles of some the professions that were present during the Middle Ages. Among the professions there were a few that seemed unappealing. Personally‚ I do not like the professions that accept bribes; in this case the Friar represented characteristics of that profession. Other professions provoke suffering of another human being. For example‚ the Summoner’s job
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Orser English 3331 Feb 3rd 2014 A Study of the conventions of Fairy Tales: Lily and the God of the river Fairy tales are not only popular in children but also appeal to adults because they always provide people with good wishes. For hundreds of years‚ fairy tales have become a very important part of children’s literature. As we learn more about fairy tales‚ we found out that there are several conventions of the fairy tales‚ such as a specific setting to remove the readers from the real world;
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