CANTERBURY OUTLINE

THE POINT OF CANTERBURY TALES IS...

Chaucer's Canterbury tales are used to bring many different aspects to a character which may represent vices and virtues of human nature. It shows the underlying layers of people and yet how similar they can be because of their basic human needs.

GREEN EGGS & HAMLET

 a) What do you know about Hamlet, the "Melancholy Dane"?
 Honestly I don't know anything about Hamlet other than the very famous phrase," to be or not to be."

b) What do you know about Shakespeare? 
 I know  Shakespeare was a poet. playwright and actor. His early works consisted of comedies. which practically means that characters didn't die. Then he began writing tragedies after having certain hardships in his life. I don't remember exactly what they were,but that's basically what I remember.

c) Why do so many students involuntarily frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare"?
 Well I don't know why other people frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare" but I frown because it's  hard for me to understand him sometimes.

d) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?
 I think this lesson can become more memorable if we were to do videos on sections of the story or actually act out the play, because it would make it fun and entertaining.

Vocabulary #5

shenanigans- noun secret or dishonest activity or maneuvering; silly or high-spirited behavior; mischief

ricochet - noun a glancing rebound; verb spring back; spring away from an impact
schism - noun division of a group into opposing factions; the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
eschew - verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
plethora - noun extreme excess
ebullient - adj. joyously unrestrained
garrulous - adj. full of trivial conversation
harangue - noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; verb deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
interdependence - noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
capricious - adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; changeable
loquacious - adj. full of trivial conversation
ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
inchoate - adj. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
juxtapose - verb place side by side
perspicacious - adj. acutely insightful and wise; mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
codswallop - noun nonsensical talk or writing

mungo- noun cloth made from recycled woven or felted material

sesquipedalian- adj. (of a word) polysyllabic; long; characterized by long words; long-winded

wonky - adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; turned or twisted toward one side
diphthong - noun a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

TALE OF A CANTERBURY TALE

The Cook's Tale: Prologue

The Cook was pleased by Reeves tale. Then said that the miller got what he deserved and quotes Solomon's works to back up his opinion that its dangerous to let someone stay in your home. The host refers to the Cook as Roger and tells him to make the story good so it can be entertaining.  I think the host tells the Cook not to get offended  by his playful critics, yet there might be some underlying truth. The Cook then tells the Host that the story will be about a hosteler (someone that lodges guests ).

The Cook's Tale:

An apprentice with the name of Perkin Reveler  was learning victuals (food) trade. He was brown, happy and a dancer. At every wedding he would sing and dance. He would also drink beer than work in the shop. If there was a festival he wouldn't leave until he saw everything and was able to dance himself. Then he would meet up with people and gamble . Then his boss /master noticed that he had been stealing money to use in parties, women, and gambling. So his master/ boss decided to relieve the apprentice of his agreement, and sent him off with a "Good riddance!" Since the apprentice wasn't able to steal anymore he had no money and lost his things to someone like him; whom happened to have a wife that was only for appearances. 

1) Perkin Reveler, the apprentice is the main character. 

• "Blithely he'd cavort Like a finch in the wood"
•  "He loved the tavern better than the shop"
•  "And he was free In what he spent--his master easily Had learnt this in the shop, for that is where He often found his box completely bare."
•    "  "A rotten apple's better thrown away Before it spoils the barrel." "
•   "He sent his bed and clothes without delay To a compeer, a chap of his own sort Who loved to dice, to revel and disport"

 These indirect characterizations give you the idea of how the apprentice was and his morals. He took on life with ease and with no concern for others only for himself, and how he could have a good time without having to lift a finger 

2)Chaucer's purpose for this story was to make people aware that nothing in life is free and if you are cheating through life by living off of others; then life is going to get you back and sometimes it'll give you a taste of your own medicine. 

CHARACTER STUDY (III)

Susie is awaken by a flush of unknown terror.  "Uh, it was just a dream." Then she notices that she is unaware of her surroundings. There is another bed in the room and there are 2  desks with only a few other objects to adorn the room.  She thinks, "where am I,and  wasn't I just in my own room?" All of a sudden a short girl with dark curly hair that seems to be from Latin roots; walks in and asks Susie , " Aren't you going to be late to your first class?" Susie still as confused as before asks, " What are you talking about and where am I?" The girl looks at Susie with a concerned look then says, " Man the stress must be really getting to if you don't remember where you are."  She continues , but with a tone that  would be used when talking to a child and with an edge of sympathy and impatience, " You are in UCSB, I'm your roommate, Cecilia, and your supposed to be going to your math class right now." Susie is bombarded from what she is hearing. Then she asks Cecilia," Is it okay if you walk me to my class, please,  I'm sorry I just don't really remember anything." Cecilia moans and saids, " Your really going to make me walk all the way there...fine, but just because we get along so well and I'm pretty sure you don't remember the rest of your classes do you?" Susie shakes her head, thankful that at least she can still remember her name. Cecilia continues and saids," I thought so, well I guess it will give me time to tell you where the rest of your classes are, and by the way you should really go to the student services and get checked out, because you are really starting to freaking me out." Susie nods and hastily gets ready for what seems to be her first day in university.

After being ushered  to her class, she walks in only to notice that nobody really cared that she was late and most of the students didn't even bother to to turn  around and see who had came in. They were so focused in the topic that they seemed in their own little world. Susie was thankful that Cecilia had shown her the rest of the classes that she would be taking today, before she got here so she won't be so lost after the class ends. Susie tries to pay attention but is only able to capture very little of what is being taught. She thinks," I really shouldn't have been worrying about  the essays because math seems to have less and less numbers involved as the years go by, but more letters." For the rest of the day, its practically the same thing she keeps failing to understand the material. She finally gets back to her dorm and is set to do the only thing she knows will make her feel better, when she's on the edge of tears. She grabs the phone and dials the number." Hello, Mom?" Her mom answers and asks her how she's been. Susie can't hold it anymore, tears are now streaming down her face " Mom I don't know what to do, I'm so lost and I miss you." Her mom is able to comfort her even though she is unaware that her daughter is on a whole other level of lost, since she can't remember a whole chuck of her life. Susie finally hangs up  trying to hold on to her mother's voice as long as she can only knowing that this was going to end soon enough. After hanging up Susie crawls into bed unable to take anymore of this awful and confusing day.

CANTERBURY TALES (II): WHAT A CHARACTER!

Character: Cook

• He uses direct and indirect characterization. He uses direct characterization to show how great the cook is yet has an ulcer on his knee and for indirect he uses euphemism (ulcer).
• Chaucer's tone seems admirable in the beginning when he is saying, "He  could distinguish  London ale by flavor," yet it isn't until you get to," But what a pity," that you see he was being kind of satirical. 
• The humor would be how he makes the cook into something different that what he was supposed to be which was, clean.