Canterbury Tales
This story is named for the Tales' way of storytelling which featured a narrator introducing pilgrims who then all shared stories
What is a frame story?
Beowulf's birthplace
What is Geatland?
Macbeth's first prophecy fullfilled.
What is Thane of Cawdor?
Two of the three short stories in this unit were written by him, from his collection Dubliners
Who is James Joyce?
This represented Logic and Rules
What are the specs/glasses?
This word means to travel for religious reasons
What is a pilgrimage?
King of the Danes; desperately needs Beowulf's help against Grendel.
Who is Hrothgar?
Macbeth's constant struggle was not crossing the line between these similar but sinister character qualities
What are ambition versus greed?
This word means word choice; Ms. Calderone mentions it daily
what is diction?
This young man's descent into savagery was probably foreshadowed by his behavior, and hair
Who is Jack?
This pilgrim's less than lady-like Tale's moral was to insult the men of her generation and empower women
Who is the Wife of Bath?
This symbolized great success and status in the epic
What is treasure?
This young man stood in the way of Macbeth and his tyranny
Who is Fleance?
What is idealism?
Beezlbub, or this 'character', is the innate evil in mankind, or, boykind
Who is the Lord of the Flies?
This pilgrim prided himself with sincerity and purity; too bad he sold pardons and tricked people with 'relics'
Who is the Pardoner?
Beowulf followed this template on his quests. As did Hercules, and Deadpool, and just about every other super hero, good guy, and main protagonist
What is the Hero's Journey?
Call, Threshold,Challenges,Abyss,Return
This theme keeps the good guys peaceful and the bad guys...not so much
What is sleep/sleeplessness?
Words or symbols having or evoking specific feelings or moods.
What is connotation?
This event arguably spearheaded (pun intended) the then rapid decline of the social climate on the island.
What is the murder of Simon?
Author of the Tales; responsible for the social commentary made by satirizing knights, high social classes, and the religious morals of his time
Who is Chaucer?
Beowulf's demise is caused by his final challenge, and also perhaps this overarching theme.
What is God/destiny?
These THREE characteristics make Macbeth and Macduff foil characters
What are blonde versus black hair
ambition versus greed
status versus power
noble versus betrayal
These were the names of all THREE short stories read in the position paper/short story unit.
What are
Eveline
Araby
We Wave and Call