The Manciple’s Tale
Thow and thy ofspring evere shul be blake, Ne nevere swete noise shul he make, But evere crye again tempest and rain, In tokeninge that thrugh thee my wif is slain. (299- 302)
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Actually, The Manciple is the One Who Should Keep His Mouth Shut
from Rebloggy Why does the Manciple blame this man's ridiculously rash anger on the crow? Killing the cheating wife makes sense, sort of, but WHY MUST THE CROW SUFFER? THE CROW IS LOYAL! Guys, I wish I could be there to talk about how annoying the moral of this tale is. Hasn't anyone ever told the Manciple that you don't shoot the messenger?
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What makes certain lines from a text jump off the page and fill you with interest and curiosity? Why do some passages carry more meaning and significance than others? For example, in the Clerk’s Tale, Griselda cautions her callous lord, Walter: O thing biseke I yow, and warne also, That ye ne prike with no tormentinge This tendre maiden, as ye han don mo; For she is fostred in hir norissinge Moore tenderly, and to my supposinge She koude nat adversitee endure As koude a povre fostred creature (“The Clerk’s Tale,” ll. 1037-1043) This direct and uncompromising speech, coming from a character who has patiently suffered throughall of the cruelty that Walter has dished out, is a powerful turning point in the tale. Plus, the rhyme and enjambment here is elegantly crafted. In short: there's a lot to discuss about this passage, isn't there? Book and tablet photo by Engin_Akyurt on Pixabay.com On days that we don't have paragraphs due, we'll have what I call Q...