Nov 12
Agenda:
- 10:08/ 12:30 Send Juniors for Tallo's training
- 15 Minutes of Silent Reading Time
- Class discussion about the Tale
1. Make a connection. What other stories can you name in which a character must solve a riddle in order to save his or her life?
2. “For of our parents nothing can we claim. Save temporal things, and these may hurt and maim.” How could “temporal things” “hurt and maim”?
3. What does the knights return to the court where he can expect to be put to death illustrate about cultural values and societal expectations?
4. What is ironic about the answer that will supposedly save the knights life?
5. What did you think of the Wife of Bath’s opinion about what women want most? What does this tell us about the everyday lives of women during Chaucer’s time?
6. What is your reaction to the knight’s excuses to avoid marriage? Do you feel sympathetic towards him, or do you think he is getting what he deserves?
7. Is the knight’s reaction to the old woman an example of direct or indirect characterization? What does it reveal about his character?
8. What criticism, if any, does the Wife of Bath offer of women?
9. The Wife of Bath’s story is just another tale with the theme of the transformed ugly or otherwise changed woman, who has to be changed back again by meeting the right man. Do you agree? Why?
10. How would the Wife of Bath fit into contemporary society? What social trends would she likely support or reject?
11. When it comes to the ways that men and women interact, what is the difference between attention and respect? Based on the tale, which does the Wife of Bath seek?
Introduce Sketch Notes
- Junior Conferences about Recommendations
Homework:
- Sketch Notes Assignment
- Final Canterbury Tales Quiz
