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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Canterbury Tales 113-117
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The most significant part of the reading for me was about the women from a city in southwestern England. I feel the pages had alot of detail and description about her."She had a flowing mantle that concealed/Large hips, her heels spurred sharply under that./ In company she like to laugh and chat/And knew the remedies for love's mischances,/ An at in which she knew the oldest dance." (482-486) In my opinion this is quote really helps me visualize and get a good sense for the character. However, i would like to know more about why they feel she knows so much about the remedies for love's mischances? I feel like Chaucer tries to do these descriptions alot to keep the reader involved and connected. As for the tales i dont feel like i relate to any of the people very much, though in my writing i try to stay as detailed as possible which is kinda like Chaucer.
T- I read about Chaucer listing off more of the characters. EX- "His buisness was to show a fair behavior/ And draw men thus to Heaven and their Savior," (Chaucer 527-528) T- Is there going to be some kind of plot twist with all these characters? Y- Reading this made me feel a little suspenseful because you have all these characters with different backgrounds and characteristics.
T- there are a lot of characters and character stories to keep track of. EX-"A better priest, I wager, there is not." (524) T- how are we suppose to keep track of all these characters. Y- reading this kinda made me want to read more. The story pulled me in
This little collection of tales confuses me. Why is Chaucer telling me about all these people? Most of them sound so perfect but every once in a while he'll throw a curve ball in there. He talks about this woman who makes clothes and was fashionable and elegant but apparently she ran out on five marriages. "She'd had five husbands, all at the church door." (Chaucer, 470). Sweet, she makes clothes and she has commitment problems. Oh please great story teller, tell me about the next exciting person! This reading makes me feel like a could have written some way better tales back in the day. My story would be sweet with ye olde dragons and ale and such. -Jimmy Stephens
in this certain reading i felt there were lots of detail as students before who have also noticed the detail in the reading we had for the homework. its extremely challenging to try to keep up with all of the characters that have been thrown at us in this story but sometimes we need a challenge. i am starting to like the priest in a way, he is a who seems to be extremely wise and faithful. Chaucer writes "A holy-minded of good renown there was, and poor, the Parson to a town, yet he was rich in holy thought and work" (487-488). a man who can live life with little money and still preach and know the gospel props to any man like that.
T-Astrology was used to determinde the best time to treat a patient. EX-"He could in little find sufficiency"(500). T-Why has he not explained himself yet? Y- This relates to me because if I didn't have so many un-necessities I would better the world.
Heyo! I have become a blogger. Well. I will first start out saying that the flow of this story is slightly confusing becuase one minute Mr. Chaucer is rhyming, but then the next minute he is .. not. It is also quite challenging to understand everything with his style of writing, and also the number of characters, I think, will be quite confusing as well. But on the contrary, I feel that Mr. Chaucer does a great job on character descriptions. For instance, "Her cloak, I noticed, had a graceful charm. / She wore a coral trinket on her arm, / A set of beads, the gaudies tricked in green.." (161-164) In my opinion, I feel like that is a pretty super description of just one thing that the woman was wearing. .... Uh.. I suppose this made me feel like he did a good job.
T- More people watching in this next couple of pages. I do find that some of these character can be important but truly you don't need all of them and there introductions. EX- I have noticed by reading trough all the people that our narrator encountered I would have to the " Doctor" would be a valuable and assist to this pilgrimage. He offers interesting stories and talents to this group of 30 people. However this person is a greedy man. "He therefore had a special love of gold" (Chaucer 454). T- I would really like to know why each persons background was told or "viewed" by the narrator? Y- This Story tends to bring me in by the fact of the time period I really enjoy it.
this segment of canterbury tales includes three men at a tavern drinking. then a knave at the table tell them about a story about death and how he takes the lives of villagers. they then go to kill death. they stumble upon a pile of florins and take it for the three of them. two of the men decide to kill the third and take his share of the florins. the other man however, plans to kill the both of them by method of poison. the tale comes into cumululation at this point; "why make a sermon of it? why waste breath?/ Exactly in the way they planned his death/ they fell on him and slew him, two to one. a question i have from this would be is every man driven by the power of money even when murder is necessary to claim the cash? this story relates to me because i think i would make the choice to share the money, not because i think its morally right, but because i dont want to be charged with murder. ~ Jack Daly
T: This is about three men, drinking, and talking about how they all are big parties, drinkers and dancers. They were not exactly the best people, they worshipped the devil, and drank like fish. They run into florins, and secretly took it for themselves. they each try to plan a death for the others just for the florins. EX: " He took a bottle of poison up/ and drank; and his companion, nothing loth/ drank from it also, and they perished both." T: Is it not iron that they are on a spiritual guidance from this trip, and yet they focus their practices on religion. Y: The entire time, i was confused on the irony of these men, killing drinking, partying, going to brothels, not exactly the spiritual kind. Yet they are going on this pilgrimage.
T-This is about the three men who talk about death and decide it for each other and drink a lot and then they all ironically end up dying. EX-" He took a bottle of poison up/ and drank; and his companion, nothing loth/ drank from it also, and they perished both." T-Its really funny how religious they are about all this and then they end up dying. Y-This whole thing was very very ironic to me and i did not like it much.
The most significant part of the reading for me was about the women from a city in southwestern England. I feel the pages had alot of detail and description about her."She had a flowing mantle that concealed/Large hips, her heels spurred sharply under that./ In company she like to laugh and chat/And knew the remedies for love's mischances,/ An at in which she knew the oldest dance." (482-486)
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion this is quote really helps me visualize and get a good sense for the character. However, i would like to know more about why they feel she knows so much about the remedies for love's mischances? I feel like Chaucer tries to do these descriptions alot to keep the reader involved and connected. As for the tales i dont feel like i relate to any of the people very much, though in my writing i try to stay as detailed as possible which is kinda like Chaucer.
T- I read about Chaucer listing off more of the characters.
ReplyDeleteEX- "His buisness was to show a fair behavior/ And draw men thus to Heaven and their Savior," (Chaucer 527-528)
T- Is there going to be some kind of plot twist with all these characters?
Y- Reading this made me feel a little suspenseful because you have all these characters with different backgrounds and characteristics.
T- there are a lot of characters and character stories to keep track of.
ReplyDeleteEX-"A better priest, I wager, there is not." (524)
T- how are we suppose to keep track of all these characters.
Y- reading this kinda made me want to read more. The story pulled me in
This little collection of tales confuses me. Why is Chaucer telling me about all these people? Most of them sound so perfect but every once in a while he'll throw a curve ball in there. He talks about this woman who makes clothes and was fashionable and elegant but apparently she ran out on five marriages. "She'd had five husbands, all at the church door." (Chaucer, 470). Sweet, she makes clothes and she has commitment problems. Oh please great story teller, tell me about the next exciting person! This reading makes me feel like a could have written some way better tales back in the day. My story would be sweet with ye olde dragons and ale and such.
ReplyDelete-Jimmy Stephens
in this certain reading i felt there were lots of detail as students before who have also noticed the detail in the reading we had for the homework. its extremely challenging to try to keep up with all of the characters that have been thrown at us in this story but sometimes we need a challenge. i am starting to like the priest in a way, he is a who seems to be extremely wise and faithful. Chaucer writes "A holy-minded of good renown there was, and poor, the Parson to a town, yet he was rich in holy thought and work" (487-488). a man who can live life with little money and still preach and know the gospel props to any man like that.
ReplyDeleteT-Astrology was used to determinde the best time to treat a patient.
ReplyDeleteEX-"He could in little find sufficiency"(500).
T-Why has he not explained himself yet?
Y- This relates to me because if I didn't have so many un-necessities I would better the world.
-Lauren
Heyo! I have become a blogger. Well. I will first start out saying that the flow of this story is slightly confusing becuase one minute Mr. Chaucer is rhyming, but then the next minute he is .. not. It is also quite challenging to understand everything with his style of writing, and also the number of characters, I think, will be quite confusing as well. But on the contrary, I feel that Mr. Chaucer does a great job on character descriptions. For instance, "Her cloak, I noticed, had a graceful charm. / She wore a coral trinket on her arm, / A set of beads, the gaudies tricked in green.." (161-164) In my opinion, I feel like that is a pretty super description of just one thing that the woman was wearing. .... Uh.. I suppose this made me feel like he did a good job.
ReplyDeleteT- More people watching in this next couple of pages. I do find that some of these character can be important but truly you don't need all of them and there introductions.
ReplyDeleteEX- I have noticed by reading trough all the people that our narrator encountered I would have to the " Doctor" would be a valuable and assist to this pilgrimage. He offers interesting stories and talents to this group of 30 people. However this person is a greedy man. "He therefore had a special love of gold" (Chaucer 454).
T- I would really like to know why each persons background was told or "viewed" by the narrator?
Y- This Story tends to bring me in by the fact of the time period I really enjoy it.
this segment of canterbury tales includes three men at a tavern drinking. then a knave at the table tell them about a story about death and how he takes the lives of villagers. they then go to kill death. they stumble upon a pile of florins and take it for the three of them. two of the men decide to kill the third and take his share of the florins. the other man however, plans to kill the both of them by method of poison. the tale comes into cumululation at this point; "why make a sermon of it? why waste breath?/ Exactly in the way they planned his death/ they fell on him and slew him, two to one.
ReplyDeletea question i have from this would be is every man driven by the power of money even when murder is necessary to claim the cash?
this story relates to me because i think i would make the choice to share the money, not because i think its morally right, but because i dont want to be charged with murder.
~ Jack Daly
T: This is about three men, drinking, and talking about how they all are big parties, drinkers and dancers. They were not exactly the best people, they worshipped the devil, and drank like fish. They run into florins, and secretly took it for themselves. they each try to plan a death for the others just for the florins.
ReplyDeleteEX: " He took a bottle of poison up/ and drank; and his companion, nothing loth/ drank from it also, and they perished both."
T: Is it not iron that they are on a spiritual guidance from this trip, and yet they focus their practices on religion.
Y: The entire time, i was confused on the irony of these men, killing drinking, partying, going to brothels, not exactly the spiritual kind. Yet they are going on this pilgrimage.
T-This is about the three men who talk about death and decide it for each other and drink a lot and then they all ironically end up dying.
ReplyDeleteEX-" He took a bottle of poison up/ and drank; and his companion, nothing loth/ drank from it also, and they perished both."
T-Its really funny how religious they are about all this and then they end up dying.
Y-This whole thing was very very ironic to me and i did not like it much.