The Shipman's Tale

Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is a collection of tales that were told on a voyage to Canterbury, as they voyaged and told their tales the Host judged, each one giving each pilgrims the impression that he is going to choose a winner amongst the tales. Given the choice between the “Man of Law’s Tale” and the "Wife of Bath’s Tale" the "Man of Law’s Tale" is going to win the competition because it leads in being highly entertaining, a clean story, and it teaches a valuable moral. "The Wife's…

the story into the fictional part of the story; this brings a certain part actuality into this story, where usually the story begins in a fictional state. She uses symbols and irony to portray her the purpose of the story. Gordimer starts her grisly tale with an average family inside a gated community. The community was guarded by a large concrete walls with serrated barbed wire all over. Inside…

Through the comedy the director used many elements to control the audience. The scene was set in an old farm house which is very relatable to the watching audience. The lighting was not too bright nor too dark and was to the perfect setting to where the entire set was lit up without the spectators being in the lime light. The costumes they were in were very modest and not over the top. The characters were very easy to distinguish because of the minimum wardrobe changes. In the comedy, you could…

The fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream are much like the mythological water beasts sirens. Both are manipulative, humanlike, and romantically inclined. Despite their similarities, both their motives and their means of interaction with humanity vary- as do their appearances. Shakespeare’s fairies are playful and mischievous, but ultimately not evil creatures. They cause both harm and good, indeed both the conflict and resolution of the story are caused by the fairy’s shenanigans. Fairies…

The portrayal of older characters in Disney animated films was written by Tom Robinson, Mark Callister, Dawn Magoffin, Jennifer Moore. This article is about what the title says, how older characters are portrayed in Disney films and how it has a lasting effect on how children view the elderly after watching these films. The article talks about how children view older people because of how Disney movies portray them and how if there are stereotypical characteristics of the elderly in the movies,…

they creating a representation of the characters, how do these images impact their experience while reading? Many of these important aspects are taken oven by the director when a book is transferred into a movie. The Newbery Medal winner book, The Tale of Despereaux, was originally written in 2003 by Kate DiCamillo and was converted into a movie in 2008 by Sam Fell and Robert Stevenhagen. While comparing these two it is important to notice the changes in plot, the representations of characters…

Looking at the medieval church and the corruption that consumes the church is easily identified by the information that is provided from Chaucer, Armstrong, Mand and Krista that help support facts of this time in history. Mostly seen in the Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer describes how corrupt people in the medieval church steal from and takes advantage of the people they are supposed to help. One way the church used its power to take advantage of the people was by making them pay for a…

that are striking. For example, both are obsessed with beauty and are narcissists, and yet they express themselves quite differently and have a distinct impact on society. The fairy tale character and the modern celebrity are both obsessed with beauty and the concept of being beautiful. The Grimm brothers wrote this tale…

Even though I did realize Disney tends to be sexist, and portrays females as being seductive, and males as being strong, the first video allows me to go deeper into this topic. Disney caricatures the norms, and values of the society it lives in, and is slowly changing while selling them to children. The latter is usually seen as a vulnerable, and an easily influenced target, who seems easier to manipulate for marketing purposes. Conforming to Dr. Justin Lewis, what makes this corporation so…

One controversial issue that takes place near the end of the story, one I did not want to mention in the summary, so I would not give too much of the book away. But obviously that isn't going to happen, so I will tell you anyways. When they first travel to the end of the rainbow to capture the fairy, the bring them back to a hidden cave so they can take shelter until L.E.P.R.U comes after Artemis and Butler. One the other side Holy Shorts the female fairy leader of the L.E.P.R.U gets a small…