Arthurian Legend
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An 8 page research paper that examines the significance of four works in Arthurian legend towards medieval literature in general, and also how each work might be utilized in a high school classroom. These works are Layamon's Brut; Chretien de Troyes' Lancelot or The Knight of the Cart; The Sage of the Mantle and The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khartleg.wps

Authority and Control in Chaucer's The Wife of Bath and the World of Margery Kempe
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This 12 page paper considers the notion of authority and control in Chaucer's The Wife of Bath and Margery Kempe's autobiography The World of Margery Kempe. This paper recognizes the social, religious and legal limitations that were imposed on women, but also suggests that both Alison, Wife of Bath, and Margery Kempe took a limitation, their gender-status and turned it into an advantage that was then recorded in the information presented by both characters. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Beowulf & Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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A 7 page research paper that contrasts and compares the topic of heroism in Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The writer concludes that by the time that Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was recorded, the cultural paradigm had changed from one stresses the warrior ethos to a Christian perspective. No longer was it acceptable for a knight to place his loyalty primarily to his liege lord or to view himself in a heroic context, as his first loyalty was to God and, before God, he should be humble and contrite. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khbeogaw.rtf

Canterbury Tales' Prologue/Characterization
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A 6 page research paper that examines how the characterizations in the General Prologue of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales offers the reader some of the best characterization in literature. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khgenpro.rtf

Charlemagne According to Einhard
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A 9 page essay on Einhard's history of Charlemagne and its significance to the world today. The writer explores the military, religious, civic and personal life of Charlemagne, his expansion of France, and his relationships with others during his time. The writer also explores the reasons behind the current interest in Charlemagne, and posits that those reasons include historical preservation, religious history, and relationship to the current political situation in Europe. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Charlemagne's Many Roles
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of this well liked, infamous emperor who lived during the Middle Ages. The paper asks whether this leader should be deemed an emperor, a warrior or a Christian crusader; his possible role in each of these designations is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: SA16Char.wps

Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales; The Guildsmen, The Cook, The Shipman and The Doctor
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This 5 page paper looks at the characters of the guildsmen, the Cook, the shipman and the doctor in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and how they are portrayed as negative characters. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEchauc1.rtf

Chaucer/Merchant's & Franklin's Tales
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A 14 page research paper that examines the Merchant's and the Franklin's Tales and looks specifically at the cultural, metaphorical and allegorical significance of Chaucer's references to medieval gardens and landscapes in these representative stories. Chacerian critical scholarship indicates there is a great deal that can be discerned on this subject and the writer discusses how this information illuminates modern readers' understanding of the stories. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khchmefr.rtf

Chaucer/Use of Irony
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A 3 page essay that examines Chaucer's use of irony in describing the Prioress in the Prologue. The writer discusses this description in detail, offering translations of the description from the Middle English and pointing out where Chaucer used irony to comic effect while also showing the Prioress to be a shallow hypocrite rather than a spiritual leader. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khchir.rtf