Prologue

characters in the Prologue and planned to follow with a story pertaining to the characters. Unfortunately, Chaucer was unable to finish each of the stories he planned, but of the tales he did finish, arguably the best known of these is The Knight’s Tale. The problem with this tale, however, is that the focus of the Knight’s Prologue contradicts the focus of his tale or more specifically, the focus of Palamon and Arcite, the main characters, in the tale. When comparing the Prologue and The…

The Miller's Prologue and Tale Summary After the Knight's story, the Host calls upon the Monk to tell a story that will rival the Knight's tale for nobility of purpose. But the Miller, who is very drunk, announces that he will tell a story about a carpenter. The Reeve, Oswald, objects because he was once a carpenter. Chaucer then warns the reader that this tale might be a bit vulgar, but he must tell all the stories because a prize is at stake. Thus, the Miller begins his tale. John, an old and…

In the prologue of his account of the disastrous Narváez Expedition Alvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca wrote, “In this way you will know and understand the manner of the lands and the provinces in them, what foods and animals grow there, the customs of the many barbarous nations with which I had contact and lived, and many other details that I was able to experience”.1 While this was directed at the contemporary Spanish Emperor Charles V it also serves to indicate to modern scholars the vast amount of…

“This court has determined regardless of supposed good intentions, Captain Wallace, you did aid in the death of Admiral Hawthorne by restraining the use of his arm,” Admiral ‘Round’ said, or so I referred to him. His girth surpassed his height so much so that he found need to stretch his arms and roll forward to reach the desk in front of him. “Therefore, you will be removed from service in the Royal Navy and no longer receive benefits associated with a member there of.” There were a number of…

literature, the stories that are written are created for a reason. They are not just made up stories without a lesson in them; most of the time there is always an underlying message that is brought to the spotlight in these pieces. In “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale,” this story defies the idea of gender. Most specifically, it talks about power relations of gender. Throughout history and within today’s society, the man is usually the dominant. Throughout the story, this certain woman makes…

Two corpses lay in the third floor of a Bed and Breakfast in Bath, England. Billy Weaver, seventeen years old, might have joined them yesterday had he not caught on to the signs. We got a chance to talk to him while he was at the police station. He tells us that he was wanting to spend the night somewhere before he was to report to the Branch Manager the next morning. A bed and breakfast caught his eye, but Mr. Weaver decided to take it into consideration and move on. However, he felt an urge to…

Meredith Kline in Kingdom Prologue is a celebration of God’s faithfulness and grace to His elect. Kline’s prime facet is summed up in his statement, “Divine promise within redemptive covenant.” The result of man’s sinfulness is clear. In context of Genesis 6, (Newman, 1984) reiterates the level of sinfulness and the subsequent judgement. “Following our passage, the context leads quickly into the flood, beginning with God 's observation that both man and beast must be wiped out because man 's…

It was the same old dream. She’d turn the key in the lock and open the door. To her horror, she’d see that same old monster. It was a different kind of monster although. She couldn 't see it even though she definitely tried to. She felt it move and creep around her. Looking at her every move and waiting for the right time to attack. She ran around the house trying to find something to hide under. But she never knew whether the monster was in that room or not. “Will you get up already?”…

In a forested woodland area, a being sat alone. Shrouded by darkness it appeared as if the creature was part of the night that surrounded it. A boy stumbled forewords upon noting the creature’s presence. It appeared as if the boy had no control of his limbs as he was forced towards the creature. His heart pounded against his ribcage as he was directed towards the hulking being made of the endless ebony void. “What are you?” The boy stammered helplessly. The creature forced the boy to sit on…

On a cool autumn night in my hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, the accusation of witchcraft runs rampant through the residents. Little hints of quirky practices may summon anyone to the courts of Salem. On that night, I was bored at home so I went to gather with my friends. There were four of us. We decided to play in the woods. After about an hour of playing around it was starting to get cold, so we started a small fire to keep warm. A huge gust of wind caught the fire and it got out of…