Friday, November 22, 2013
Miller's Tale Discussion Question #4
Consider Absalom's revenge. Is it fitting? Why or why not? Is Allison blamed for her role in the deception of John, or for her behavior toward Absalom? Who/what is Chaucer criticizing in this tale?
Miller's Tale Discussion Question #3
Note the clever way in which the cleric Nicholas get the better of the carpenter John. Does this cleverness make him the hero of the tale? Who is the cleverest trickster in the Miller's Tale? Why?
Miller's Tale Discussion Question #2
Note the physicality in the depiction of Alison. How is she described? What type of imagery is used? Does Chaucer seem sympathetic to her unhappiness with her husband? Why or why not?
Miller's Tale Discussion Question #1
Chaucer claims that he is only repeating faithfully what he heard on the pilgrimage and that if any reader is offended, he should not blame the author, but himself. What are the implications concerning an author's responsibility to his readers? What sort of truth is he bound to?
The Miller's Tale
I'm going to post the four discussion questions for The Miller's Tale. Choose TWO of them to respond to in the comments. You do not have to include the entire answer you may have written. Feel free to respond to a comment one of your classmates may have made.....this should be a DISCUSSION, not just a list of everyone's answers.
The Knight's Tale versus The Miller's Tale
The Miller's Tale is a response to the Knight's Tale. Choose one specific character, event, or theme from the summary of the Knight's Tale that you read. How does the Miller take that and twist it for his tale? Please either:
A. Leave a NEW example as an answer in the comments OR
B. Add an original idea (something that has not been said) to the example one of your classmates already left.
A. Leave a NEW example as an answer in the comments OR
B. Add an original idea (something that has not been said) to the example one of your classmates already left.
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