Blackout??

Trying to do hw and studying when Bang!!! blackout and no power. Now all I have is this and now way to finish my hw. Well this is just great!!!!!

Poetry Remix

Edagar Alan Poe: Alone
 Full text:Here
"This is an ironic representation of "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe used this poem to express a dark and gloomy tone and how he feels alienated. This poems meaning connects with many of us. That is why we utilized multiple voices to symbolize that we all may feel alone but we are really together as a collective body.", Ephraim Rodriquez.

Ps sorry for not having it up sooner, couldn't get the link to work, and sorry for it not being centered i used the HTML code to put it in and don't know how to center it.   

Lit Anal #3 Moby Dick

Here!!!!

Moby dick

1.      The story starts in Nantucket with Ishmael, in the town he meets Queequeg who quickly becomes his friend, together they sign up as crew on the Pequod. It is setting out on a voyage to hunt sperm whales in the Atlantic Ocean. As they board the ship and set off they don’t see or hare from the Captain Ahab, instead they are commanded by Starbuck the first mate. It isn’t for a while that Ahab starts to appear on the deck, Ishmael steadily learns more and more about him. Mainly that he lost his leg to a massive whale. As they are at sea they get word from another captain that the whale was spotted not too far away and Captain Ahab persuades the crew to fallow the whale. They end up finding and attaching the Wale named Moby Dick. The first mate Starbuck become more and more worried about the mental state of his caption but is hushed by the captain and crew. Finally the wale attacks the ship and kills almost all the crew Ishmael is the only one to survive and sees his captain refusing to give up until he dies to try to kill the whale.

2.      The theme of the novel is that obsession can and will drive people to extreme ends and out of their minds. This is seen in Captain Ahab and his obsession with hunting down and killing Moby Dick which eventually leads to the death of almost all of his crew.   

3.      The tone of Moby Dick displayed the sense of madness that Captain Ahab was filled by, example “Aye, aye! and I’ll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition’s flames before I give him up” this quote shows just how far he is willing to go to get revenge on the whale that took his leg.

4.      There are lots of examples of literary elements throughout the novel,

·   “Cape of Good Hope, do they call ye? Rather Cape Tormentoto, as called of yore” I thought this was interesting quote that incorporated many techniques; first it’s an attempt of humor in the novel through a pun. Also it is a rhetorical question said by Ishmael.

·   “Now, as the harem of whales is called by the fishermen a school, so is the lord and master of that school technically known as the schoolmaster” I thought that this was an interesting part, it’s an allusion to normal society but at the same it can have deeper meaning. One could be that the crew themselves are also a school.

·   “The drama's done. Why then here does any one step forth?—Because one did survive the wreck.” This was at the end of the play and I believe that it represents the whole book, it says that through all the drama that they went through only one person made it out and that was Ishmael who was the only one would truly deserved to live through it all.

Characterization

1.      One major example of indirect characterization is how Ishmael learns about the captain, in the start of the novel Ishmael doesn’t see Ahab rather he learns about him ad his past from the crew and how they describe him example, “after all it was plain they but commanded vicariously. Yes, their supreme lord and dictator was there, though hitherto unseen by any eyes not permitted to penetrate into the now sacred retreat of the cabin.” As for direct characterization there are many description of various characters such as Ahab in, “There seemed no sign of common bodily illness about him, nor of the recovery from any. He looked like a man cut away from the stake, when the fire has overrunningly wasted all the limbs without consuming them, or taking away one particle from their compacted aged robustness” It is very important to incorporate bother types of characterization throughout novel and that is exactly what Melville did.

2.      I would say yes, when there is dialogue between the crew they speak with a different syntax than the descriptions, the crew tends to use words and phrases that are associated with their time and placement in society. Example, “"Why, thou monkey," said a harpooneer to one of these lads, "we've been cruising now hard upon three years, and thou hast not raised a whale yet.” I would guess that it is written this was is for historical accuracy, it would be weird if sailors were speaking like highly educated gentlemen.

3.      Ishmael is dynamic, he starts off as a very shy and intimidated man of gob, but as he learns the ways of whalers he becomes more and more confident and eventually takes stand for himself. But even through that he still has a hesitance that the other lack and eventually that is why he lives and they all died.

4.      I think that after the book finished I should say that I know have a in-depth understand of a character that I can say that I know but it’s quite different. I just read a book and Ishmael was just the main character I didn’t really get a deep connection of any sort.  

Geo-Guesser

This game is so much fun with friends. This has been and still is very stressful week, it would be so much fun to just spend classes playing it.  Play here!

Poem Basics: Alone by Edgar Alan Poe

Poem here

1. The significance of the title alone is that it is the basis of the poem, all the poem talks about is his feeling of  loneliness.
2. The tone of the poem is depressing, Poe explains how he feel isolated from society and how his whole life is dark just like this and many of his work.
3. The mood that is presented from the poem is a since of empathy because it is so dark that all I can feel is bad for the author for how he felt so alone and like there was no one there for him.
4. I don’t really see a shift in the poem; it stays with the same tone and theme from start to finish.
5. The theme of the poem is that many people are emotionally and mentally disconnected from society and in this state all they feel and see is a dark and horrible sense of loneliness that consumes them.

Hamlet Quote Essay

Michael Hall

Period 5

11/30/14

Hamlet Essay: Quotes

            A simple line of text can tell a lot about the whole piece. From William Shakespeare’s Hamlet the quote” something is rotten in the state of Denmark” gives a lot more to the audience then first realized. It is a massive foreshadow that William Shakespeare placed in an early part of the play. It also gives an insight into theme of the play and how the play will go.

            For context, Marcellus says “something is rotten in the state of Denmark” after Hamlet meets the ghost for the first time and Hamlet relays the information that he learned from the ghost to Marcellus and Horatio. This scene was very crucial and his ending quote was the pièce de résistance for the scene. That quote has become very iconic for many reasons, one being that it is a major element of foreshadowing. It shows that with the information that hamlet got from the ghost will be used in some way and that King Claudius is a sly and unworthy king.

            One theme of the play revenge, for specifically Hamlet taking revenge against the man who killed his father and the line “there is something rotten in the state of Denmark” plays right into that theme. The words themselves are important; state of Denmark can refer to the whole country or more specially the leadership. Rotten refers to something wrong and when the two are put together is the context of the play it is a note towards the idea that King Claudius is a criminal.  It foreshadows that because of this Hamlet is going to try to act against Claudius through the play.

            The play Hamlet by William Shakespeare has many important and iconic quotes that was been used all through out literature and all arts. One of these quotes is “there is something rotten in the state of Denmark.” It is so important because it gives a massive foreshadow of things to come in the play and reinforces the common themes of the whole play.   

Hamlet, Madman?

Michael Hall

Period 4

11/16/14

Hamlet, the madman?

            Hamlet, the main character from the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, has been seen as a mad man by many people who examine the work. But is he? After looking at the evidence for both sides it is clear that there is substantial evidence for both, but the much more plausible one is that he is in fact playing everyone and acting with way on purpose. Evidence that is is true is how he always has quick rebuttals and sees through the lies that people tell him. There are still instances that question whether he is mad such as why he would want to be seen as mad and how he acts around some people like Ophelia.

            One sign that Hamlet was not was the way that he interacts with the majority of the characters. He replies with witty responses that typically have double meanings, a man who was totally gone wouldn't be able to pull that off. Secondly he is able to see right through the lies that people try to tell him such as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Also in his soliloquies he shows a deep insight into his self, at these moments we seen that he has a plan, a very complex one. It takes a very intelligent and well working mind to make up such a plan. The main ways that the audience hears of his “madness” is not from him but the other characters such as Ophelia taking to others about him.

            One of the few things that do support that he is mad in some way is the way he talks and acts to Ophelia. An example is when the play I going on and he lays done on her lap, these scenes contradict what we know from his speeches. He isn't concerned with the revenge he desires but instead just Ophelia. He continuously changes what he says and how he acts around and towards her. As further evidence there is a part where she describes Hamlet to her father as being very out of the norm and mad.

            Altogether Shakespeare created Hamlet as a very interesting character to say the least. There are many audiences who believe that Hamlet is a madman, and quite rightfully based on the way he is presented by other characters and his actions around Ophelia. But based on the way he is able to see through all the lies and create such elaborate retorts and plans there has to be some part of him that is sane, and that is the part of him that is truly what controls him.  

Class notes

In the notebook that I turned in. will post when I get it back.

Act III and Essay notes

This act held many important parts of the story including the play, Claudius praying, and Hamlet speaking with his mother.  Just some of the important parts we learned were,

• Claudius was offended and tells a lot about what he did both from the play and from his speech.
• Hamlets plan goes through which is an indication that he is not mad like people say, " there is a method to his madness"
• Hamlet got the confirmation he needed from the play. 
• Hamlet kills Polonious when he is talking with his mother.
• Hamlet doesn't kill Claudius when he has the chance. 

As for the Essay: i though that is was very interesting and a good read but was a bit confused on what the actual idea that he was trying to explain was.  

Hamlet Remix

Collaboration between:
Michael Hall, Annie Heisler, Daniel Black, Taylor Wall, Ashlyn Bishop, Henry Freebourn, and Brenissa Flores
Act 1 Scene 1

Bernardo and Francisco are on a platform outside the castle, as they are changing guard Horatio and Marcellus approach. Marcellus asks “Has this thing appear’d again to-night?” As they talk a ghost appears, as it approaches they confirm their suspicions that it does indeed look like the late King Hamlet. Horatio, a scholar and a skeptic that there is in fact a ghost, attempts to question it, “Stay! speak, speak! I charge thee, speak!” But even with Horatio’s pleas the ghost never speaks, as the ghost leaves they decide to bring this mater to young Hamlet in the hope that he can learn why his father’s ghost is here.


Full scene, with dialogue and pictures:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZGB5fTaXzc&list=PLC84C5B9B0B170EFB

Funny song recapping all of act 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abIverogh-o







Act 1 Scene 2


Woman marries brother-in-law:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/i-married-my-dead-husbands-brother-52661
The reason for Hamlet's sorrow:




People are fake grieving and aren't deeply upset by King Hamlet's death:



Hamlet wants to end his life out of anger but suicide is a sin:





Hamlet: Act I Scene III



Polonius and Laertes are both very protective over Ophelia, their daughter and little sister. They want her to keep her purity and innocence by staying away from Hamlet as they believe he has bad and selfish intentions.






Before saying goodbye to Laertes, Polonius gives his son a lot of long-winded advice and shared wisdom. He advises him to live simply and remain true to himself.







Act 1 Scene 4 :


(resource: http://nfs.sparknotes.com/hamlet/page_52.html)
Act 1. Scene IV
SCENE IV. The platform.
Enter HAMLET, HORATIO, and MARCELLUS
HAMLET: The air is really cold here dude.
HORATIO: Yeah.
HAMLET: What time is it?
HORATIO: A little bit before midnight man.
HAMLET: No, it’s way past that man.
HORATIO: Really? Oh shit my bad, the ghost is going to come out pretty soon.
(A flourish of trumpets, and ordnance shot off, within)
What the fuck was that dude?
HAMLET: The bitch ass king is staying up all night,
And, as he drinks a bunch of expensive shit,
They play a bunch of instruments.
HORATIO: Is that normal for a king to do or what? I thought you had to be all proper and shit.
HAMLET: Yeah:
But even though I was born here
And it’s customary for us, I think
We shouldn’t make it a tradition and shit.
These other dickhead countries
Trying to fuck with us:
They think we’re drunks, and make fun of us
They insult our titles and shit; and I got to say, sometimes being too drunk does affect us
Fucks up our achievements, even though they’re still fucking awesome,
It’s the worst of our character man.
Quite often certain men,
Have this fucked up thing inside them,
That they’ve had since birth (and it isn’t their fault,
Since nature cannot choose his origin)
By the crazy growth and expansion of some compulsion,
That slowly crushes each wall of reason inside of a mind,
Or a habit they have that is weird and shit,
The form of compulsions, that these men,
Who have these flaws,
Being like a child of nature and shit, or some randon thing-
Their motives and morals (though good intentioned),
As infinite as man may undergo--
Will eventually be seen as all fucked up by his peers
Because of that one stupid flaw: the dram of eale
Doth all the noble substance of a doubt
To his own scandal.
HORATIO: Holy shit it’s the ghost!
Enter Ghost
HAMLET: Jesus save us!
I don’t give much of a fuck whether you worship god or the devil,
Bring on your bullshit from heaven or your bullshit from hell,
I don’t give a fuck whether you have good intentions or evil ones,
You came in such a fucked up way
That I’ll talk to you: I'll call you Hamlet,
King, father: answer me douchebag!
Tell me man,
Why your old dead-ass bones,
Have risen from the grave, all ominous and shit,
We saw you peacefully cremated before,
God or the devil or whatever opened his huge ass jaws,
To spit you back up again. What may this mean,
That you, you dead motherfucker, still in your armor
Haunt the castle by night,
Making night scary as shit and crazy; and we dumb ass bitches of nature
So disgustingly pretend to make sense
With thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls?
Say, why is this? wherefore? what should we do?
Ghost beckons HAMLET
HORATIO: It wants you to go with it,
He might do some weird shit to you though.
MARCELLUS: It sure is a polite motherfucker.
It wants you to go somewhere private:
But seriously don’t follow it.
HORATIO: No Hamlet don’t go near that dickhead.
HAMLET: If it won’t talk to me then I’m going after it.
HORATIO: Don’t go man!
HAMLET: Why dude, what is there to be afraid of?
I’m not a bitch-ass like you;
And my soul, that ghost can’t do shit,
With my soul all immortal and shit?
It’s still waving, so I’m going.
HORATIO: What if it wants to lead you into a flood,
Or shove you off a ciff,
Off of his nest and into the ocean,
And there you’ll lose your sanity,
Which will take your control of your own mind
And drive you totally insane? think of this man:
That place will make you desperate for home and sanity and all that shit,
For no fucking reason, into everybody’s brain
That wants to jump into the sea
And hear the waves smashing their eardrums.
HAMLET: It’s still waving!
Leave the room, I’ll follow you guys.
MARCELLUS: Sorry Hamlet but I’m not letting you follow any weird ass ghosts.
HAMLET: Get your fucking hands off of me before I decide to break them.
HORATIO: I command you; you won’t go.
HAMLET: This is my fucking destiny bro,
It makes every single fucking stupid little vein inside me
As fucking tough as like steel or something.
The ghost is still calling me. Get the fuck off of me guys.
I swear I’ll turn you into ghosts like this bitch if you don’t fucking leave me be!
I said get the fuck away before I pop a cap in you both!
Exit Ghost and HAMLET
HORATIO: Yo Marcellus I think Hamlet’s lost his shit.
MARCELLUS: Let's follow that asshole; he’s too insane to obey. When did he get so mean?
HORATIO: Let’s do it. What problems can it cause?
MARCELLUS: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
HORATIO: Jesus will take care of this.
MARCELLUS: Nah that’s bullshit, if we want this done we do it ourselves.

Exit


Hamlet Act 2 Scenes 1 and 2:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa-ae6_okmg


Mad World by Gary Jules and Crazy sung by Ceelo Green because of the talk of Hamlet's mad mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrbOR1nLkYU





https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=blush+chet+faker


A song about lust for Hamlet's feelings towards Ophelia and the contents of his love letter.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH9A6tn_P6g



Ignorance by Paramore because of Hamlet tricking Polonius and Polonius buying it with blind faith.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A63VwWz1ij0

Brick By Boring Brick by Paramore because of Hamlet portraying Denmark as his "prison". (It also has lyrics of castles).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjZSv_KYlWI

Transparent Lies by Alexz Johnson because Hamlet sees right through Guildenstern and Rosencrantz' reason for visiting.

To be or Not to be

Vocab 6

abase - verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abdicate - verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
abomination - noun an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; a person who is loathsome or disgusting; hate coupled with disgust
brusque - adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
saboteur - noun someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks; a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
debauchery - noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
proliferate - verb cause to grow or increase rapidly; grow rapidly
anachronism - noun an artifact that belongs to another time; a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age; something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
nomenclature - noun a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
expurgate - verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bellicose - adj. having or showing a ready disposition to fight
gauche - adj. lacking social polish
rapacious - adj. excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities; living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
paradox - noun (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
conundrum - noun a difficult problem
anomaly - noun (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
rancorous - adj. showing deep-seated resentment
churlish - adj. having a bad disposition; surly; rude and boorish
precipitous - adj. characterized by precipices; extremely steep;done with very great haste and without due deliberation

Canterbury Tales: Hybrid Essay

Michael Hall

Period 4

10/12/14

Canterbury Tales: Hybrid Essay

            Geoffrey Chaucer was seen as a revolutionary writer in his time by how he challenged and questioned not only the social traditions but also the literary traditions of his society, his ideas and styles can be seen in all types of media today. His style of using many characters and different perspectives was revolutionary at the time and gave him the ability to show more insight into the class and social systems of England. Chaucer’s heavy use of irony to show humor has been used by many authors and artist since.

            Chaucer challenged social traditions by showing all social classes and writing the book in Middle English instead of the Latin or French. Middle English was spoken by the majority of people in England, mostly the lower classes. The majority of literature written was in Latin or French as they were seen are higher and used by the higher classes. People have always stood up against those with higher power, such as Pink Floyd in Another Brick in the Wall

 Aside from them many people challenge the rule of authority such as this quote from Bruce Lee. 

The theme of questioning the normal can also be seen in the music styling of N.W.A (wanted to put the explicit but choose not to, if u want to hear it you can look it up sorry.) 

            Chaucer’s new type of literary structure was revolutionary for its time, he told the story of all these people through each perspective. There are not many times that this has been used since his development, but the movie Vantage Point does. It tells a thrilling story about an attempt to kill the president; each part is retold through different perspectives until the end where all is revealed.   

            One element that Chaucer uses a lot in his literary techniques is irony and humor. This is very evident in both the Sea Captions Tale and The Cooks Tale. In the Cooks Tale, he is described as a disgusting a vile person, yet he is the one who handles all the peoples food. In the Sea Captains it is full of deception and puns that create a humorous story. These same ideas or humor and irony can be seen today in the musical parodies of Weird al Yankovic.

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            Altogether Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales challenged both the literary and social traditions that were presented before him, the same spirit lives in many artist and creators now and it represented heavily through music. Aside from that his use of irony and humor has also lasted through the generations.   

Remix (Weird Al Yankovic)

Through today's talk about remixes, all that keep going through my mind was musical remixes. One of the best and my favorite is Weird Al Yankovic, he had made a career over the last 30 years from making parodies of famous songs. I thought that I would share a bit of his music because of our conversations in class.    

The Point of Canterbury Tales is.....

Thesis: Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer give an insight in the culture and life of medieval England, he displayed how people of all classes and and walks of life  interact and are connected. He showed this through the eyes of the people as they all traveled together on a pilgrimage.    

Vocab 5

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; nounanything 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 orwrit 

 wonky - adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; turned or twisted toward one side

Character Study III

Character Study III

This story was collaboratively written by Jose Balladares, Hikaru Kasai, and Michael Hall using mad-lib style. We each wrote a sentence each in order and this is what resulted.

Returning Hingle McCringleberry

There once was a man named Jose. He walked down a street like usual and found a mysterious box on the sidewalk. Upon seeing the box, he didn't think twice about it, so he kept walking but then to his surprise the box moved from its original position. Out walked a Raccoon. The first thing Jose notices was not the raccoon itself, but his name tag that said “Hingle McCringleberry” It was all black with a mohawk, and white rings on its tail. The creature had bright green eyes that stared deeply into your soul. Who would own this mysterious creature? Jose then called up his buddies Michael and Hikaru to help him figure out who owns this raccoon. They all met at a coffee house at Stanford University. Luckily, they all lived in dorms close by. At the corner seat of the cafe, the three began with a simple discussion of what to do with the raccoon. “What are we gonna do with the raccoon? We should return him to his owner.” said Jose. “Lets let him go” said Michael. Hikaru then says, “You guys can do what you want. I have other things I need to do.” “Don’t be a wuss.” replied Jose. As they were arguing, Hikaru opened his beat up laptop and surfed through Facebook feeds. “Hey guys, you gotta check this it. Its about Hingle McCringleberry!” exclaimed Hikaru. He read the post out loud” LOST RACCOON HINGLE McCRINGLEBERRY. PLEASE RETURN TO MARILYN MANSON.” Jose steps in and says, “It’s a sign. We have to go.” All three agreed and they headed back to their dorms. We all packed our bags so full that the zip failed to close at first. Afterwards, the college students rushed to Michael’s car. They threw their bags into the 1999 Toyota Corolla and began their epic journey to return Hingle McCringleberry.

CANTERBURY TALES (II): WHAT A CHARACTER!

 CANTERBURY TALES (II): WHAT A CHARACTER!  Notes on the Cook

Characterization -

• Chaucer uses both indirect and direct characterization for the cook
• Direct
• “He was as brown as a berry.”
• “Well-built and short”
• “With locks coal black and very neatly kept”
• “At dancing he so well, so blithely leapt”
• “But a pity it was, it seemed to me, that on his shin an open sore had he”

• Indirect
• the cook was a great at playing dice

“For there was no apprentice in the town Who better rattled dice and threw them down Than Perkin Reveler”

• he was the “apple” who would have ruined his master’s shop

"A rotten apple's better thrown away Before it spoils the barrel."

• His hygiene for his kitchen and himself is very bad

“For in your shop so many flies are loose”

• his food quality sickened whoever ate his food

“There's many a pilgrim wishes you Christ's curse”

Use of humor -

• There is one piece of humor with the cook, He is the one who makes and handles the people's food and he has a huge open sore and is known for being filthy and unsanitary.
• In describing the cook’s dancing Chaucer uses the term, “so blithely leapt” which would be like saying she was beautiful like a goat humorous for the vernacular of the time
• The sheer fact that a person who prepares food is so disgusting is itself funny, this is further highlighted by how he is indirectly described as a dirty wreck of a man which considering the humor of the time was as far as one could go without being burned at the stake
• “He was as ful of love and paramour as is the hyve ful of hony swete” If this is being understood correctly once again it is ironically pointing out some traits of the cook

Tone -

• The tone directed at the Cook is one of humor. Pointing out his physical flaws and making him look disgusting shows the author purposefully put him in the tales to just bash on him.
• The author tells the reader that his hygiene and cooking skills made people basically vomit in in his presence.
• This tone is borderline rude as it depicts how people would be toward a person with his same physical appearance, in essence the placement of the cook makes the tone a tad satirical

Collaboration between Hikaru Kasai, Michael Hall, Ephraim Rodriguez and Eric Jackson

Notes Canterbury Tales prologue

Bede (pp.74-82) & the Prologue to Canterbury Tales (pp.90-115) Collaboration Notes

Pages 74-82 Taylor

From A History of the English Church and People:

• most people were illiterate so Bede got documents through the monastery
• Britain and Ireland: Britain is an island off the coast of Germany
• land is good for grain and timber
• good pasturage for cattle/draft animals
• alot of fish
• pearls and scarlet dye extracted from shellfish
• land has many metals: copper, iron, lead, silver
• has a lot of coal
• 28 noble cities: five languages and four nations (English, British, Scots, Picts)
• Britons were first to colonize, a common language is latin 
• Scots settled ireland and Picts showed up and asked permission to join their island
• Scots refused so Picts settled on Britain, Picts took Scottish wives so the king comes from the female royal line
• Scots migrated to Britain under chieftain Reuda they are called Dalreudians

From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle:

• The Vikings split up in East Anglia and Northumbria 
• vikings defeated many earls/lords of the British king in Sussex, Kent, Essex etc.
• King Alfred ordered new longships to be built against the ash-ships
• The english engaged in a naval battle with the danes
• The danes made king edward break the peace by taking a woman 
• they got into a huge fight and a lot of people with weird names died
• they negotiated peace with northumbria and the anglians 

Pages 90-98-michael

•  Bio

• ·         Written by Geoffrey Chaucer(circa 1343-1400)
• ·         No one knows what inspired Canterbury Tales, the tale embodies medieval literature such as romance and comedy. 

• A Closer look

• ·         The story tells of a pilgrimage of all people both rich and poor together, and starts with a prologue.
• ·         There are 24 different tales through the eyes of different people on the voyage.
• ·         Captures the essence of the time, shows all parts of medieval society.

• Prologue

• ·         Canterbury is a town outside London where a cathedral stands that is the place where Archbishop Thomas a Becket was murdered in 1170
• ·         The pilgrimage began in April 1387, at an inn on the way the narrator meets a group of people who are all going on the pilgrimage and he joins their fellowship.
• ·         Among the company was, a Knight was told of many heroic tales and battles he had been through.
• ·          With him was his son and squire, some 20 years of age. He is described as being fresh and yet experienced and knew what he was doing.
• ·         There was also a Yeoman( Attendant) for the knight and squire, “he was properly Forester I guess”

• A nun, Known as Madam Eglantyne. She was pleasant and friendly in her ways; her way of smiling was very simple and coy. 

Pages 99-107 Hikaru 

• the monk has a great horse, and is a hunter
• the friar is benevolent, a beggar
• the merchant is known for his money handling skills, but is in debt
• there is a clerk who likes philosophy books, spends his money on them
• the Sergeant of Law was well respected and erudite 
• several craftsmen as part of a guild - Haberdasher as hatmaker, weaver, carpenter, tapestry maker
• a shipman who knew the seas from Tunisia to Sweden, a great seaman
• a doctor who was excellent in curing people, saved his money

Pages 108-115 Annie

the plowman was an honest worker, was a good man living by the gospel (Ten Commandments) 

the miller was a big man, very strong and hearty. He played bagpipes and stole grain. He was a brawny looking dude. 

The manciple was illiterate but very good with money.

The reeve was old and thin. He played his bussiness by the books with taxes and such. He had his rich treasure stored away. He and from Norfolk.

The summoner resembled a cherub. He had bad boils on his face. He was mean looking and scared children. He resembled an ogre. Some thought he was insane. 

The pardoner rode with the summoner. He had waxy, yellow, rat tail hair with no hood. With bulging eyeballs. Small voice. a man of  God with many relics. 

This is the story of the ranks of an aseembled company in southwark at the high class hostelry know as the tabard. 

They were all drinking. A manly man came. the man proposes that they all tell two stories on the way to Canterbury Nd two stories back, the winner gets dinner at the tavern paid by all. The man will go with them and be the judge. They all started off on the journey.