| curtis durkee 11/02/2010 2:38 PM |
he brings a bronze horse a mirror a ring and a sword. the horse could carry man where ever he wanted to go. the mirror chould show misfortunes andbad deeds. the ring let the wearer understand the language of birds. the sword chould cut throught the thickest armor and heal the most fatal wounds |
| Travis Creech 11/02/2010 9:10 AM |
I am a little confused on the topic you wish for us to blog about, as we have already discussed the items and the powers that they hold. There was the Mirror, the Ring, and the Steed of Brass. The ring allows a person to feel healed and reborn in a sense. The mirror allows a person to see into another person and his/her general intentions. The steed of brass which could transport you anywhere in the world within twenty-four hours. There was also a "naked" sword, which could pierce through any armor, without any troubles. |
| Kyle Vande Hey 11/01/2010 1:18 PM |
The first item that was brought was a steed of brass that can transport anybody anywhere on the globe in the time period. The second item was a mirror that can see into the future and can also see a persons inner being. The third item that was brought was a ring that allowed the person to communicat with any bird possible and it was self healing.
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| Joshua Van De Hey 10/31/2010 6:23 PM |
In the Squires Tale the knight gives the king and queen three items. They include a steed of brass that could, within twenty-four hours, transport a person safely anywhere on the globe, a mirror that foresaw impending mischance and could determine the character of friends and foes, and a ring that enabled the wearer to understand the language of any bird, and the healing properties of all herbs.
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| Miss Schultz 10/30/2010 1:02 PM |
What gifts does the mysterious knight bring Cambiuskan? Describe the magical properties of each of these gifts.
POST IS DUE TUESDAY NOV. 2nd |
| Travis 10/27/2010 8:27 PM |
Josh/Kyle
I agree with what both of you are saying about the Squire giving a king and queen three items. They include a steed of brass that can transport anybody, anywhere on the globe within the time period, a mirror that sees not only into the future, but also into a persons inner-being and true intentions, which when you think about a mirror is generally what it does, it reflects your true image without any misconceptions or tricks. A ring that allowed the person to communicate with any bird possible, and self healing, which is related to marriage is small way, because when people generally get married they feel renewed/ or reborn, which could be related to being healed. I do agree with Josh in that he is using satire towards the satire as it is in his good nature to pick fun at everyone and everything given the oppurtunity. |
| Joshua Van De Hey 10/27/2010 4:45 PM |
Kyle
I think it has to do with romance because in the prologue it says "and tell us some love story; for, surely, you know as much about such matters as any man." I also think this is where the Host makes fun of the squire becasue it sounds like hes being sarcastic. |
| Kyle Vande Hey 10/27/2010 1:08 PM |
I am responding to Josh Van De Hey's last bloging assignment. I hope that this time he remembered to do it before one something in the morning agin. I do agree with almost of the things that he said though in his response. I agree that the Squire gave the king and Queen three items that included a steed of brass that could, within twenty four hours, transport a person safely anywhere on the globe, a mirror that could determine his friends, and a ring. I don't think though that he is satirizing the squire in the text at all. |
| curtis durkee 10/27/2010 9:02 AM |
i agree with josh and kyle at the same time ilooked over what i have ead and i did not find any where in the tale where he actually says anythiing about making fun of the squire but by the way he is making this story sound he is poking fun at him by indirect ways
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| Joshua Van De Hey 10/24/2010 1:13 AM |
To be honest I forgot my text at school but I found the text online not sure if it’s the correct one though and I also forgot about this blog that’s why I am up late doing it. I would have to agree with this question because Chaucer uses different ways of making fun of people or of getting something he thinks across. The Squire has a knight give a king and queen three items. They include a steed of brass that could, within twenty-four hours, transport a person safely anywhere on the globe, a mirror that foresaw impending mischance and could determine the character of friends and foes, and a ring that enabled the wearer to understand the language of any bird, and the healing properties of all herbs. I think that he is satirizing the squire in the text because Chaucer makes fun of the squire. |
| Kyle Vande Hey 10/22/2010 2:59 PM |
I don’t really think that the tale is poking gentle fun at the young Squire’s love of romance literature. I don’t really think that the tale has much to do with romance literature. It was more of a gory type of tale than a romance type of tale it was also kind of action pact. I also thought that the tale had some lack of self control. Mainly because of how it was written, it seemed to have everything kind of crammed together and didn’t rally flow well. Chaucer is not satirizing the Squire at all. I didn't see anywhere in the story where he is satirizing him.
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| curtis durkee 10/22/2010 1:03 PM |
i believe that chaucer is poking fun at the squire
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| Miss Schultz 10/18/2010 10:42 AM |
Modern critics consider this tale to be Chaucer's way of poking gentle fun at the young Squire's love of romance literature, frequent and somewhat pretentious digressions, and lack of narrative self-control. Do you agree? Why or why not? Is he satirizing the squire or something else? Be sure to include examples from the text to back up your answer. |
