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GeoffreyChaucerTheCanterburyTales1.Howisthesettingofthetalesdescribed?Withsuchasetting,couldyoupredictthegeneraltoneofthetales?Earlyspring.Generaltone:happy,easy,lively,humorous.2.CharacteroftheKnight?Theknightdisplaysmanytraitswhichmakehimseemalmosttoogoodtobetrue,andatruegentlemanthatrarelyexistsinreality.Theknightholdsfourmainadmirabletraits,theTheinCanterburyTales,andalsoamplyingmakinghimthemostlikedtravelerdoubtofhisrealism.Fromthecharactersimpressiveintroduction,itisclearthatthismanisthemostvaluedandhonorabletraveleramongthegroup.Thisperfectgentlemanholdsaloveofidealsthatareoftennotdisplayedbypeople.Firstandforemost,hebelievesintheidealsofchivalry,andalwaysstaystruetoitsprinciples.Healsofeelsthatoneshouldbehonest,truthfulandfaithful,whichmanypeoplearenotalloftheseideals.Theknightreputation.honorisright,andandwhatwillgainhimthinksoneshouldonlydowhatThischaracteralsobelievesinfreedomandgenerositytowardsall,anddisplaysthisidealrepeatedlythroughoutthenovel.Andlastly,theknightalsostronglyfeelsthatanyproperpersonshoulddisplaycourtesyandeleganceatalltimes.betomakeshimseemtooprestigiousofAnotheraspectthischaracter'slifewhichtruthfulishisimpressivemilitarycareer.Hefoughtintheholywar,Theknightobviouslyheldaveryrespectablereputation,andwastreatedwithmuchhonorandrespect.Hewasaperfectgentleman,showingkindnessandunderstandingtoeveryonehecameincontactwell-mannered,alwaysbeingonhisbestbehavior.Hiswith.Theknightwasextremelyappearancewastheinishingtouch,addinghonorandintegritytohiscourageousandThismaincharacterwasclothedstillinhisarmor,wearingatunicofharshgentlespirit.clothandhiscoatofmailisrust-stained,clearlyshowingremainingsignsofpastbattles.ShakespeareHamletP8ening,accordingtoHamlet,sinceitcan“end”theheartache1.WhyissleepsofrightNobodycanpredictwhathewilldreamofafterheandthethousandnaturalshocks”?unknownworldandyoucan'tDeathmeanstheendoflife,youmaygotoorfallsasleep.thecanendwill.Thoughcomeback,.Ifhedies,Hamlet'scan'trealizehis―sleep‖heartacheandthethousandnaturalshocks,itisastateofmind.Hamletdidn'tknowatall.whatwillinthelong―dream‖.Hecan'tpredictHeisfrightenedbythepossiblesufferinghappeninthesleep,maybegoodmaybeevil.2.WhywouldpeopleratherbearallthesufferingsoftheworldinsteadofchoosingnobodysomysteriousthatHamlet?deathtogetridofthem,accordingtoDeathisknowswhatdeathwillbringtous.Maybebittersufferings,greatpains,heartbreakingogruntandsweatunderawearylife,butBecausepeopleholdthesameideastories…theundiscover'dcountry,formwhosebournnothatthedreadofsomethingafterdeath-towehavethanflyillstravelerreturns-puzzlethewill,andmakeusratherbearthosePeoplealsoarefrightenedbythemythsinanotherworldothersthatweknownotof?‖afterdeath.Pleasetakedeterminationpeoplelosetheirtoaction?makes3.What,afterall,explaininrelationtotheso-calledhesitationofHamlet.Hehow.butrevenge,doesn'tknowHeConscienceandover-considerations.wantstocommitwantstoandlivesinrisky.ituncle,towantskillhisbutfindstooHedespairfather'sghost.Heisinsuicide.However,heknowsifhedies,nobodywillcomforthis1Theydon'tknowtheresultaftertheirtakingtheaction.Suchasfaceofgreatdilemma.hekillshisuncleorkillshimself.SoHamlet,hedoesn'tknowwhatwouldhappenifHamletwashesitated.P13Sonnet18(Page14)1.Howdoesthepoetanswerthequestionheputsforthinthefirstline?Thepoetopenswithaquestionthatisaddressedtothebeloved,ShallIcomparetheequestioniscomparing―thee‖tothesummertimeoftheyear.Ittoasummer'sday?Thisisduringthistimewhentheflowersareblooming,treesarefullofleaves,theweatheriswarm,anditisgenerallyconsideredasanenjoyabletimeduringtheyear.Thefollowingelevenlinesinthepoemarealsodedicatedtosimilarcomparisonsbetweenthebelovedandsummerdays.Inlines2and3,thespeakerexplainswhatmainlyseparatestheyoung2)womanfromtemperate.thesummer'sisday:she(LinemorelovelyandmoreSummerdaysaresometimesshakenbyoughwinds(line3)whichhappensandisnotalwaysaswelcomingasthewoman.Howeverinline4,thepoetgivesthefeelingagainthatthesummermonthsareoftentooshortbysaying,Andsummerleasehathtooshortadate.Inthesummerdays,thesun,heeyeofheaven(line5),oftenshinesoohot,sometimefromfairtoodim,hisgoldcomplexiondimmed(line6)aseveryfairordeclines.(Line7)ThefinalportionofthesonnettellshowthebeloveddiffersfromtheeternalThyvariousaspects.Herbeautywillbeonethatlastsforever,summerinsummershallnotfade.(Line9),andneverendordie.thiswillaccomplishtwolines,thepoetexplainshowthebeloved'sbeautyAtlastthisinitisbecauseheralivebeautyiskepteverlastinglifeunlikesummerdays.Andpoem,whichwilllastforever.Itwillliveaslongasmencanbreatheoreyescansee.theaboutstatementofpraisethebeautyofpoem(Line13)theisoutwardlyasimplebelovedwomanandperhapssummertothespeakerissometimestoounpleasantwiththeextremesofwindinessandheatthatgoalongwithit.However,thebelovedinthepoemisalwaysmildandtemperatebyhernatureandnothingatalllikethesummer.Atlast,thepoetstartstopraisethatthebelovedissogreatandawingthatsheistoliveforeverinthissonnet.Thebelovedissogreatthatthespeakerwillevengoasfarastosaythat,Solongasmenbreathe,oreyescansee,solonglivesthisandthisgiveslifeto14)thatthebelovedisdeservingtoliveonforever.line1