Augustine of Canterbury

Once upon a time, there was a knight in shining armor named Rahmir, who entered a new country called Carrington. The knight had travelled for two days to reach the new country that, rumor was, he was expelled from for killing an innocent townsman. There was also a beautiful princess named Christina, that this knight had fallen in love with, and a ruthless king of this country. The knight’s background led to the king’s conjecture that the knight was a horrendous man. Although the king thought…

During the middle ages, there were different significant of people in different status at the time. You either rich or poor or you’re healthy or sick.The Black Plague was a massive destruction and a lot of people during the middle ages suffered/died from this deadly disease. Once contracted, the chance of death is significantly high. “The Pardoner’s Tale”, by Chaucer, centralizes around the Plague,Poverty,and Greed. During the Black Death,Chaucer tells the story that shows greed, the…

English Quarter 1 Paper Geoffrey Chaucer challenged the social norms of his time through the “Wife of Bath's Tale”, where he cleverly expressed his opinions on women and power. In his tale, he challenged the norms through the situations where he made women sovereign over men. This idea was prevalent when the knight was put before women who would judge his crime, when the old hag would give him the answer in return for his marriage, and ultimately when the knight allowed the old hag to choose…

1. Explain the issue of trust as it pertains to the merchant, his wife, and Sir Don John. Which character is the most trusting? How do you know? Which character is the most deceitful? What makes this character deceitful? Cite textual evidence. 2. Explain what is ironic about Sir Don John asking the merchant for a loan. 3. Explain what the merchant means by the metaphor “money is our plow”. Of whom is he speaking? To whom is he speaking? 4. Why did Sir Don John and the merchant’s wife lie to…

the hierarchy. Carpenters, millers, even blacksmiths were all considered peasants, so when the Miller began his tale by interrupting the Knight it already shows the character of the Miller. The description of the Miller, along with the show “The Canterbury Tales” show the readers just what they could have expected a miller to look like. “The Miller, so completely drunk and pale that on his horse he insecurely sat” (3120-3121). The Miller is described…

no pardoner of equal grace, /For in his trunk he had a pillow-case /Which he asserted was Our Lady’s veil. /He said he had a gobbet of the sail /Saint Peter had the time when he made bold /To walk the waves, till Jesu Christ took hold.” (713 -718 Canterbury Tales). These are some of the relics that he claims to have. The Cook is untrustworthy in a way as well. However, not as badly as the Pardoner. The Cook may have contaminated some of the food he serves with the ulcer on his leg. You can not…

Many people throughout history people have tried to act one way but think and do another thing. This is called hypocrisy. It is when people say or act one way but behind others back, they say and do other things. For example, Chaucer wrote Canterbury tales based on their hypocrisy on the church and the patriarch. He talks about the church members and how they act and sau other things. However, he also has a character that is the real deal, he is a true christian with a true christian heart who…

Many short stories have similarities and differences in literature. This comes in a lot with the short stories “WWJD” by Will Weaver and “Rappaccini’s Daughter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The most obvious similarity and difference in the two stories was going to the extreme. Both stories have similarities and differences in strange ways. In the story “What Would Jesus Do” Suzy went to an extreme with religious beliefs. In a quote “i try to live by one rule: WWJD. What Would Jesus do?” shows us…

Tsz Pui, Tong (Zarah) Dr. Susan Hagen EH 350 – Chaucer May 11 2016 Draft - Sin of Pride in the Canterbury Tale Back to the fourteenth century, numbers do not only contain numerical values, but also symbolic meanings. Numerological symbolism plays an important role in medieval literature. Lucas Scott points out the significance of medieval people’s belief in numbers: “[medieval reader’s] treatment of numerological prognostication would be incomplete without a discussion of the link between…

The Knight’s Tale vs. The Miller’s Tale In the book Canterbury tales, The Knight’s Tale and The Miller’s Tale are a portrayal of love which is greatly romanticized. Both stories are romances, even though The Miller's Tale is not portrayed as gallant like The Knight's Tale. In The Miller's Tale, love is basic and primitive. It is shown to be an impulsive incident of physical desire and the swiftest method of fulfilling it. In a classic romance, such as The Knight's Tale, love is a glamorized,…