Please choose a tale to read that is linked here:
The Knight's Tale parts one, two, three, & four
The Miller's Tale
The Wife of Bath's Tale
The Tale of Sir Thopas
The Nun Priest's Tale
Be sure to also read the prologue to the tale (linked HERE),
This will help you with some of the questions and to know the character who tells the story a little better. Here is an online version of Canterbury Tales Prologue, which contains the description of the storytelling character to get to know him/her better.
After reading, answer your choice of three of the questions below. Each answer should be at least one-paragraph in length, and should reference closely the tale you read.
1. How did you respond to this traveler's tale? Did you feel this tale was fitting to your character? Support your answer with specific references to the reading.
2. Knowing what you do about irony, how many layers of irony can you identify within this story? How does irony play a role in the action or outcome of the story? Support your answer with specific references to the reading.
3. What do you think Chaucer is poking fun at with this tale? How is he using the tale to teach his audience a moral lesson? Support your answer with specific references to the reading.
4. Do people with this storyteller's ethics and moral still exist today-- in any field of life? If so, where do you see them and what effect do they have on society as a whole? Support your answer with specific references to our current culture.
5. What personal opinions does the storyteller express through his/her tale? How is the tale reflective of his/her own set of morals and values? Support your answer with specific references to the reading.
6. How would the storytelling character fit into contemporary society? What social trends would he/she support or reject? Support your answer with specific references to the reading.
7. What relevance would this tale hold in modern culture? Would this tale need to be altered or reinvented in any way to make sense to today's reader? Do these alterations change the moral of the tale? Support your answer with specific references to the reading.
