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    the Fairy Tale:  The Brothers GrimmBy Thomas O’Neill Once upon a time there lived in Germany two brothers who loved a good story—one with magic and danger‚ royalty and rogues. As boys they played and studied together‚ tight as a knot‚ savoring their childhood in a small town. But their father died unexpectedly‚ and the family grew poor. One brother became sickly; the other‚ serious beyond his years. At school they met a wise man who led them to a treasure—a library of old books with tales more seductive

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    (1) “The Miller’s Prologue” From The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Lines 12 – 26 The Millere‚ that for dronken was al pale‚ So that unnethe upon his hors he sat‚ He nolde avalen neither hood ne hat‚ 15 Ne abiden no man for his curteisye‚ But in Pilates vois he gan to crye‚ And swoor‚ “By armes and by blood and bones‚ I can a noble tale for the nones‚ With which I wol now quite the Knightes tale.” 20 Oure Hoste sawgh that he was dronke of ale‚ And saide‚ “Abide‚ Robin

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    Anonymous Disneyfied Fairy Tales Everybody knows how Cinderella found her glass slipper after dancing at the ball. Snow White and Sleeping Beauty were awoken by true loves kiss and lived happily ever after. The Little Mermaid longed to live on shore to be with that one special person. The thing that people don’t know is that the tales are wrong. Grimm Fairy tales are the original fairy tales dating back to early Germany. Disney took the fairy tales and put their own spin on them to be more appealing

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    Canterbury Tales because of the tricks and games he plays with the other pilgrims. The tale he tells about the three greedy men is a moral story in order to have his audience‚ the other pilgrims‚ feel guilty about their own sins‚ repent‚ and then‚ in turn‚ give him money. The Pardoner is only concerned with making a profit. He even says this in his prologue that all his sermons are about money being the root of all evil because he is a greedy man. Therefore‚ in the middle of telling his tale‚ the Pardoner

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    In what ways and to what extent is Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale appropriate to its teller‚ "a verray parfit‚ gentil knycht?Sophie KingChaucer’s Knight’s Tale is a story in which the courtly ideals of the chivalric knight are questioned. The narrator of the story‚ a knight himself‚ tells us about the noble Theseus and his rule over Athens. Theseus is appropriate to the description "a verray parfit gentil knycht" as much as the narrator himself but we come to question the perfection of both as the story

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    Fairy tales teach more than just princesses and dragons. In “Introduction to The Uses of Enchantment”‚ Bruno Bettelheim utilizes ethos‚ juxtapositions‚ and punctuation to express the importance of reading on young minds and emphasizes that fairy tales provide the most positive impacts morally. Bettelheim provides details about his professional experience‚ which provides ethos and validity to the author’s argument about the benefits of reading fairy tales. The author also uses two comparisons to

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    Fairy Tales in the Modern Era When some people think of a fairy tale‚ they think of the Walt Disney versions. If one was to think of the story of “Little Red Riding Hood”‚ the happy ending is more memorable than the actual ending in which Red dies. When it comes to the modern era‚ fairy tales are thought to be happy stories children grew up with. If one were to look closely at the original tales and analyze the major elements‚ the true messages would be shown. There are certain aspects that make

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    Corruption of the Church‚ Minus One Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales tells of a pilgrimage with an interesting twist. The Canterbury Tales gives the reader a different take on the lifestyles of the people living in the late fourteenth century. The journey begins and ends in the Tabard Inn near London‚ on the road to Canterbury. Each of the twenty-nine pilgrims divulged their life stories‚ hoping to win a prize while journeying on to Canterbury‚ the final destination to visit the martyr

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    Fairy tales have always been the very first kind of literature which children meet. Fairy tales with a fantastic world are all of fairies‚ princes‚ goblins‚ elves‚ giants‚ trolls and witches‚ are dreams for children. However‚ the adult relationships presented in fairy tales‚ with subtle stereotypical significance‚ give an impression and get entrenched in the social psyche of a generation. So we can say that fairy tales have promoted and reinforce stereotypical gender roles through a presentation

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    the Pardoner’s Tale The pardoner in The Canterbury Tales‚ preaches against greed. His motto being‚ "Money is the root of all evil‚" but‚ he himself is greedy and puts his financial desires above others and God. His tale is about the From the Pardoner’s perspective‚ the Physician told a cheaply pious story and the Host‚ a sanctimonious fool‚ reacts to the tale with what seems high praise. Then‚ after praising the Physician‚ the Host turns to the Pardoner and asks for a merry tale or jokes ("som

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