What elements of "The Wife of Bath's Tale" interested you the most?
Agenda:
- Individually, answer the following questions regarding "The Wife of Bath's Tale."
- Chivalric romance- A video examining the two perspectives of love in Chaucer's tales.
- Research- students will research the "rules of courtly love" and modern love.
- The class will compose a list of both.
- Essay topics- Teacher will present essay topics. Students will go to library to begin brainstorming and research.
Essay Topics:
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- Select three characters that Chaucer seems to be satirizing. Using specific references from the text, discuss what he is satirizing about them, and why you think he is satirizing them.
- Compare the ideals of courtly love in “The Knight’s Tale” with those in “The Wife of Bath’s Tale.” How are they different? How are they the same? Is there a difference in the way the female characters act in the two tales?
- Who is the old man in “The Pardoner’s Tale”? Is he a spy for Death? Is he an innocent bystander? Is he Death itself? Write an essay in which you assert your position. Use examples from the text for support.
- Compare and contract modern day love with that of the rules of courtly love. . Use examples from the text and research for support.
I think what interested me the most was the fact that she apparently knew exactly what she wanted but yet she had been married several times. If she knew what she wanted then why didn't she take her time and look for that instead of rushing to the altar?
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I found the elements of the different views of men and women towards each other very interesting. Also, I really enjoyed the irony between the Knight's punishable deed and the reward (marriage) he received for the deed.
ReplyDeleteI found it very interesting that the old lady gave the knight the chance to choose, when he was rude to her, and said she was ugly and old.
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting that she knew what she wanted yet she was married several times. The different views of men and women towards each other interesting. The fact that a man went around to find out what a woman would want very interesting because most men just go by their instincts
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