Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Questions of the week! The Franklin's Tale

Q1. How is the Franklin characterised in the General Prologue? Is this consistent with the character portrayal in the interaction between the Franklin, the Squire and the Host at the end of the Squire's Tale?

Q2. How does the prologue to the Franklin's Tale set the tone for the tale?

Q3. Describe and discuss the "equal" relationship between Arveragus and Dorigen and the significance of this for the overall tale.

Q4. Discuss the improbable ending of the tale. Is it merely fitting with other elements of the tale? Or is the happy ending at odds with the action that has preceded it?

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