King Lear Journal Entry 1

In King Lear, the overall impression I had was entertainment. I was very shocked by how King Lear treated his daughter Cordelia after she did not show love towards him in comparison to how her sisters did. This part of the play was very key to me because actions speak louder than words, which he later finds out, from Cordelia’s perspective. It was ironic how a father could banish and disown his daughter. I also feel he made the wrong decision on behalf of the daughter he gave the crown to.

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Entry 5

My favorite tale from the Canterbury Tales was the Miller's tale. The Miller's tale was very humorous. What made it even funnier was that he was drunk. The humor made the tale not seem boring and dreadful to read. I felt like I got through this tale the fastest because of the humor, it was easy to follow, and simply the best tale. I did not care for the other tales as much due to them not being as funny or interesting. Therefore, I dread reading them and did not have as good as an understanding as I did with the Miller's tale.

Geoffrey Chaucer Summary

Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and writer, has been known as the father of literature as well as the prime shaper of the English language. He has also been recognized for his achievement of being the greatest poet of medieval England, although, his work is not always understood. Chaucer's poetry also reflects many sources such as: Latin, French, and Italian, and also folk tales, sermons, rhetorical textbooks, and ribald jokes. His poems are narrated by naive persona and often left unfinished which allows the reader to become creative. His use of narrators is also key in his works; Chaucer's attitude can never be depicted because he stands behind his narrators which makes his narrators very effective.

Invisible Man: Ch. 4/5/6 questions

Chapter 4: 1. 2. The narrator is does not care for Trueblood for the disgusting act he committed on his daughter; The narrator does not like the people at the golden day as well due to them demising his chances for college and being accepted. 3. Old plantations were owned by Caucasians but black slaves were the one's who ran the plantations and did all of the work. The college the narrator attends is ran by Caucasians but the college was established for African Americans. 4. Dr. Bledsoe has achieved power in society by following the expectations that the white's have set and also pleasing them in every way possible. He also did not solely base his actions on what he thought his own people would think of him. 5. Mirrors are things in which a person only sees the outside image, whereas an aquarium is transparent, a person can see straight through and what the aquarium contains inside. The mirror symbolizes the image Dr.Bledsoe and the narrator wears in order to impress super...

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