DAY 27 THE WIFE OF BATH TIMELINE CHAUCER

DAY 27 – THE WIFE OF BATH TIMELINE, CHAUCER AND THE CHURCH, AND SATIRE

OBJECTIVES • Discuss the plot of “The Wife of Bath Prologue” and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale. ” • Analyze “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” for Satirical elements.

AGENDA • Warm-up • Objectives • Plot “The Wife of Bath” • Church vs Chaucer • Satire • Closure Reminders: 15 hours due 10/20 Read “The Wife of Bath’s Prologue” and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”. TCT RC on Monday.

WARM-UP • Chaucer refers to his pilgrims by occupation instead of name. His characters are medieval archetypes as well as individuals, and they’re completing the most popular pilgrimage of their day. Now, think about the young adult novels you’ve read and teen movies you’ve watched. What patterns do you notice? Who are the archetypal characters? What common journeys do many of the teen characters carry out?

• The framing pilgrimage story allows Chaucer to assemble a motley assortment of medieval characters from various social classes. Their interactions lay the foundation for powerful, satirical social commentary.

PLOT DIAGRAM

PLOT STRUCTURE

THE PLOT THE WIFE OF BATH’S TALE • Draw and label a plot diagram for “The Wife of Bath’s Tale. ” • You may work with a partner but you must each do your own.

IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND CHAUCER’S HUMOROUS DEPICTION OF MARRIAGE, YOU MUST KNOW WHAT EXPECTATIONS MEDIEVAL THEOLOGIANS HAD REGARDING THE IDEAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN. OPEN COMPUTER- CANVAS ASSIGNMENT: THE WIFE OF BATH-SATIRE

LET’S DISCUSS…………. .

SATIRE The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other

SATIRE Give a modern-day example. Perhaps you have seen a recent political cartoon or comedy sketch that seemed satirical.

IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF A KEY LITERARY TERM, YOU MUST BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY IT IN ACTION

THE WIFE OF BATH’S PROLOGUE • In the “Realities of Medieval • In the “Ideal Medieval Marriage” column, record six pieces of evidence from the texts that show text that shows the realities the ideal state of a medieval of medieval marriage. How were married men did married men sometimes supposed to behave? How were behave? How did married women supposed to women sometimes behave? Based on this text, what can we infer about the ideal we infer about the relationship between the two?

Use your observations to draw explicit comparisons between the ideals and realities regarding medieval marriage. You must write five contrast statements comparing the ideals and realities. Example contrasting statement: In his treatise, St. Augustine argues that a woman should be subservient to men in all respects. If they were of their own mind, these women should be shunned and/or punished. In reality, a healthy relationship involves two equal partners that can compromise and women contribute as much as men to society.

After you have written your contrasting statements, explain the humor of The Wife of Bath’s Prologue. Why is it funny? What does it satirize?

CLOSURE How did the differences between the ideal and reality create the satirical humor of the text?