The Second Nun's Tale

In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer depicts women as inferior and immoral, but also shows them as individuals who desire and use power. He uses these contrasting descriptions to properly show the diverse kinds of women in his society. The unique characters of the Wife of Bath and the Prioress show that women are more than the roles they fill. The Wife of Bath is unique because she is skilled and has unique opinions. The text states that the Wife of Bath “spun and weaved her cloth with such…

In reading Dante's works, a thoughtful reader can easily understand how deeply the poet felt the social role of the artist and how deeply he felt involved in the political-philosophical debate of his century. Consequently, it is known that both, Dante's literary style and his political thought greatly influenced the works of other authors during several centuries up to the present day. If it is true that Dante's popularity is due to all his works, it is also true that Dante acquired a huge…

The Nun’s Priest’s tale is about a proud rooster and his hen wives living on a poor widow’s farm. The roosters name is Chanticleer and he is both a talented and proud rooster with an excellent crowing ability. He has seven wives, but his dearest is Perelote. One night, Chanticleer awakens from a terrible dream of being attacked by a red, hound-like creature. When he voices his concerns to Pertelote, she chastises him for being so fearful, and says that she should not place such truth in dreams.…

sexual intercourse and lying (particularly about one’s insight or enlightenment). The eight capital sins for nun consist of four capital sins plus those of allowing a male to touch her body, accepting an invitation of date from a male, concealing other nun’s offense and rejecting the grounded criticism from other nun regarding conduct, even after rebuked three times. In Buddhism, punishment of sin is banishment from the…

The Nun’s Tale, by William Dalrymple is a story about a young female named Mataji who decides to become a Jain nun early in life, and later on chooses to undertake Sallekhana, or Santhara. Sallekhana is a ritual to where you fast your death. In the story, Jains believed that sallekhana is a beautiful thing, and when you embrace sallekhana, you are embracing a whole new life. To give a little background information, a Jain nun is a human who practices Jainism. They are similar to Buddhist but…

Growing up with nothing and ending up with everything. This describes exactly how Audrey Hepburn’s life played out. For those who don’t know, Audrey Hepburn was a famous actress, model, and dancer in the late forties and fifties. Even though Audrey Hepburn faced challenges early in her life, she rose to fame and left a dazzling legacy behind. Audrey Kathleen Ruston was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She was born to her mother and father, Ella van Heemstra and Joseph Ruston. However,…