Character study of the canterbury tales; in the space below, write a script of at least 500 words in which the two characters analyzed above appear in a new context or narrative. each character should relate his or her personal tale from a first-person perspective in the dialogue. as you write, consider how to maintain recognizable characters, consistent with chaucer's original pilgrims, when these figures are placed in a new context. the dialogue of the script is how the narrative is revealed. your writing should establish at least three character traits per character, in order to ensure well-rounded character development.

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Which claim does the sentence "teach english and play with children in local orphanages by day and enjoy the sights and new friends by night" support?

Fill in the began as a rejection of classicism. (choose the best answer) a. realism b. confucianism c. romanticism d. the information age