06 November 2014

"The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale" Reaction

- - -  Explain who or what Chaucer satarizes in the prologue and tale.  Support with evidence from text.

- - -  Identify four of the Seven Deadly Sins as they are used in the prologue or the tale and explain how Chaucer is using them (to satarize, to criticize, to do whatever . . . you tell me.)

05 November 2014

"The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale" Reaction

- - -  Look up the term, "feminist," and defend the Wife of Bath as a feminist.  Be sure to include evidence from text to support.

- - -  What is the theme of the Tale?  Explain.