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The rooster is saying (in layman's terms) to the fox, "I curse us both...

Thu, 28 May 2009 11:29:55 PST

The rooster is saying (in layman's terms) to the fox, "I curse us both then. First I curse myself both blood and bones (all of me) if you let me trick you more than once. Your flattery will never get me to sing again with my eyes closed. To any person who deliberately closes his eyes when he should keep them open--then he should never thrive." He hopefully has learned his lesson and won't fall for the fox's flattery again.

Chaucer seems to set a leitmotif for each pilgrim in the first 2 lines...

Thu, 28 May 2009 01:00:35 PST

Chaucer seems to set a leitmotif for each pilgrim in the first 2 lines of description. Wat word or idea is set as the focus of the character study?

Explain what Chauntecleer is telling the Fox

Wed, 27 May 2009 21:32:36 PST

Explain what Chauntecleer is telling the Fox

The Prioress's Tale refers to Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln. You can find...

Wed, 27 May 2009 13:56:25 PST

The Prioress's Tale refers to Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln. You can find much information and further links elsewhere on the Web. See also William of Norwich, Simon of Trent, and Robert of Bury. I have been reading a translation of Canterbury Tales and had no idea that "Prioress" was about Hugh, whose story also found its way into song (Child Ballad). In any case, I was upset by it and had to take a break from reading Canterbury. All Jews were...

This story represents different genres: It is a fibulae, a states...

Tue, 12 May 2009 15:29:39 PST

This story represents different genres: It is a fibulae, a states comedy, a compilation of stories, a main story. The theme surrounds a group of pilgrims going towards Canterbury. These are two reasons why it is important to mix the different views of life, religion, society, culture, sex and gender, social status, within the same topic. Chaucer does it brilliantly because none of his characters is more important than the other, and each...

In "The Canterbury Tales", why it is important to mention nobility or...

Tue, 12 May 2009 13:04:12 PST

In "The Canterbury Tales", why it is important to mention nobility or the estate in medieval literature?

Haha. Maquarie University ENGL120 I'm guessing. Glad to hear someone...

Tue, 12 May 2009 04:43:07 PST

Haha. Maquarie University ENGL120 I'm guessing. Glad to hear someone else is having problems with this one too.

The pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales are going on a pilgrimage (a...

Sat, 9 May 2009 08:05:03 PST

The pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales are going on a pilgrimage (a religious journey to a holy place). The place that they are going is Canterbury Cathedral, the location of the martyrdom of Thomas Becket. (A martyr is a person who is murdered for his or her religious beliefs.) Chaucer named his work The Canterbury Tales because of the destination of the journey, and because the pilgrimage is the reason that these people came together in...

Why is the work named The Canterbury Tales?

Sat, 9 May 2009 05:56:00 PST

Why is the work named The Canterbury Tales?

What is the impact of humour in the Nuns Priest tale by Geoffrey Chaucer...

Wed, 6 May 2009 18:42:58 PST

What is the impact of humour in the Nuns Priest tale by Geoffrey Chaucer and the The Waltz by Dorothy Parker ?

The blatant anti-semitism is disturbing in "The Prioress's Tale" as is...

Tue, 5 May 2009 04:43:22 PST

The blatant anti-semitism is disturbing in "The Prioress's Tale" as is the brutality. Briefly, the story is about a young Christian boy who, having learned a song that was in praise of the Virgin Mary, sang it walking to and from school each day. His path took him through the Jewish ghetto region of the city. Some people in the ghetto took offense to the song and brutally killed the boy by slitting his throat and then dumped the child's...

What is so disturbing about "The Prioress's Tale"?

Mon, 4 May 2009 19:04:11 PST

What is so disturbing about "The Prioress's Tale"?

I would imagine that it is possible now to duplicate the Mona Lisa's...

Sat, 2 May 2009 06:48:08 PST

I would imagine that it is possible now to duplicate the Mona Lisa's smile using computer technology. However, I think you are asking why there aren't any other famously smiling subjects of artwork. I don't know enough about art history to know whether there are other famous grinners. Nonetheless, I believe that the Mona Lisa's smile is so puzzling (frequently characterized as "enigmatic") that that is why this painting has been so scrutinized.

Why has Mona Lisa got the only one mysterious grin?

Sat, 2 May 2009 04:15:38 PST

People always wonder why, and now it's time to actually get to the answer. Can't anyone copy the 'grin' technique from DaVinci? How come there's only one?

The Pardoner, The Squire, The Yeoman. And you are not a teacher so do...

Sat, 2 May 2009 04:12:48 PST

The Pardoner, The Squire, The Yeoman. And you are not a teacher so do not set tasks.

The carpenter Chaucer The clerk the cook the dyer the franklin the...

Sat, 2 May 2009 03:28:59 PST

The carpenter Chaucer The clerk the cook the dyer the franklin the frior the goodsman the guildsman the host the knight the manciple the man of law the merchant the miller the monk the nun the nun's priest the old woman the pardoner the parson the physician the ploughman the priouress the reeve the 2nd nun the shipman the squire the summoner the wife of bath the yeoman

Pick any two pilgrims from The Canterbury Tales and describe what they...

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:55:17 PST

Pick any two pilgrims from The Canterbury Tales and describe what they look and act like, including an analogous modern example.

How about the Wife of Bath and the Prioress (two of the women pilgrims,...

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:12:29 PST

How about the Wife of Bath and the Prioress (two of the women pilgrims, for a change: one secular and one religious)? First, the Prioress. I think of her as Julie Andrews' Maria before she became the famous "Maria Von Trapp." A woman entering into holy life, but who still wears a brooch wearing the insignia "Amor vincit omnia," or "Love conquers all." This Prioress has never ceased being a woman. She is incredibly beautiful and is...

In line 524 of the General Prologue to his "Canterbury Tales" Chaucer...

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:21:14 PST

In line 524 of the General Prologue to his "Canterbury Tales" Chaucer sums up the character of the parson thus: "A bettre preest I trowe that nowher noon ys." He was the best example of a good priest. The only devout and pious churchman in the company, the Parson is extremely poor, but he is rich in holy thoughts and deeds. The pastor of a medium sized town, he preaches the Gospel and makes sure to practise what he preaches. He is everything...

Write a detailed description about the 'Parson' in Chaucer's "Canterbury...

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:31:19 PST

Write a detailed description about the 'Parson' in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales."