Key Concepts for “The Prologue”

CP

Frame story• Frame story – ____________________________

__________________________________________– Story within a story– Main story at the beginning sets the stage for either:

• A more important story OR• A series of shorter stories • Smaller stories = give reader information to help understand

the bigger picture

– Frame – _____________________________________

Frame story

• Gives the reader different points of view • Different levels of meaning

• __________________ – narrator is not usually the actual author

• Frame narrative – ________________________

_________________________________________

Frame story examples• Frankenstein• Heart of Darkness • Wuthering Heights • The Odyssey • Don Quixote

Frame story examples

• TV shows– How I Met Your Mother

• Movies – Slumdog Millionaire – Forrest Gump – The Notebook

Prologue

• Prologue – ____________________________

_______________________________________• Purposes:– Important info to think about while reading– Backstory

Reading Strategy: “Say Something”

• Work with 1 partner.• Read a “chunk” of the text. • One person chooses to do one of these things– 1. Make a prediction– 2. Ask a question – 3. Clarify something that I thought I understood,

but wasn’t sure about– 4. Make a comment– 5. Draw a connection

Reading Strategy: “Say Something”

• Use the “Say Something” strategy to generate ideas for what you can write in the “Inner voice notes” boxes on your reading guide for “The Prologue.”

• Inner voice = helps you to think about what you’re reading

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Knight’s values• ____________ - the code of conduct guiding the

behavior of medieval knights

• ___________ – loyalty; sticking to one’s word and doing one’s duties thoroughly

• __________ – high respect, honesty and integrity

• Liberality – ______________________________

• Courtesy – ______________________________

What is Chivalry?

• Chivalry – _____________________________

_______________________________________– All knights should protect others who cannot

protect themselves– Ideal virtues:• Honor• Courtly love• Courtesy

Code of Chivalry

• Expected to be _____________

• Skills for ______________

• Need to be ______ and _________

• Respect the honor of women

Courtly love

• Courtly love – __________________________

_______________________________________

– Knight serves lady with same obedience and loyalty that governs his behavior towards his liege lord

Wife of Bath

Wife of Bath

• “Gap-toothed” – believed to be a sign that a woman was lustful

Miller

• A person who operates a mill• Mill = a machine for grinding flour – Very old factories– Different types of mills• Watermills• Windmills• Cotton & steel mills

• Millers = usually richer than most peasants, but poor compared to rest of society

Miller

Pardoner

• Pardoner – someone who sells “pardons” to grant people forgiveness of sins against the church– Sins could only be confessed to priests, not

pardoners– Very corrupt profession– Promised things beyond their power– Brought in money for Church• Vatican

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