Thursday, March 10, 2011

Homework 3/10/11

Period 4
Reread the Prioress' Tale (look up words you don't know, make a plot chart, etc.) and be ready for a quiz that will be similar to the one taken today on the Pardoner's Tale.

Period 5
Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper:
1. What are tags?
2. What does "hazy" mean and why is it used to describe the summoner?
3. What is a "decree"? How is this used to help describe the summoner?
4. What do the words wits and grope mean in line 662?
5. What is so weird or funny about the phrase, "Questio quid juris"?
6. What is the connection between the jay and the summoner?

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