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Exploring Chaucer: Prologue and Character Analysis Group Activity

In today's class, we will return to our quiz on Chaucer and go over homework assignments. We will watch a 15-minute video introducing Chaucer and his age, followed by a reading in Middle English. Prepare for a group activity focused on the "Wife of Bath's Prologue" from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Don’t forget to read the easy-to-understand translations available on our class website. Each group will assess their assigned character, providing textual evidence and discussing character flaws. Be ready to discuss your assigned reading question!

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Exploring Chaucer: Prologue and Character Analysis Group Activity

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  1. Today’s Agenda • Return Quiz & Go over homework • Quiz on Chaucer and The Prologue • Introduce Chaucer and his Age (video clip--15 min) • Listen to a reading in Middle English • Begin group activity on Chaucer

  2. Homework for next class • Read Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue” 256-75 • Note: easy-to-read translations are on our class website • Read the brief handout on the Wife of Bath and medieval women --------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Think about the Chaucer reading questions posted online • They’re under “course documents” on the “The Middle English Period” page. • Be prepared to talk about the one reading question your group was assigned (numbers 1-4) • Essay #1 is due Thursday of next week

  3. Today’s Group Activity In groups, prepare to share with the class your responses to these questions: 1. In your own words, briefly describe the character (s) you were assigned. 2. Point to some quotes from the text to support your overall assessment of the character (s). 3. Explain whether or not the text implies there is some flaw in the character (s). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Group 1: the Knight & the Squire (NA 219-21, lines 43-100) Group 2: the Nun (Prioress) (NA 221-22, lines 118-162) Group 3: the Monk (NA 222-23, lines 165-207) Group 4: the Friar (NA 223-225, lines 208-71) Group 5: the Wife of Bath (NA 229-30, lines 447-78) Group 6: the Parson (NA 230-31, lines 479-530) Group 7: the Pardoner (NA 234-35, lines 671-716)

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