Monday, October 24, 2011

Canterbury Tales Essay Due-November 9th



Please select one of the following essay options:


1. Analyze the "The Pardoner's Tale" as an exemplum. Discuss the moral lesson you believe Chaucer offers to his readers.


2. Examine the femine perspective illuminated in "The Wife of Bath's Tale." Concentrate on the female characters.


Key terms to incorporate for either essay:


Chaucer Medieval Literature Frame Narrative The Canterbury Tales Satire Theme


Literary Terms to consider for "The Pardoner's Tale" : Personification (death/mother) Symbolism


Literary Terms to consider for "Wife of Bath's Tale": Symbolism, Irony, Theme

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