Adam
Julius Caesar
Characteristics of Monk (Con't)
Hercules
- He is the only person that is not consumed by power and greed
- The only one of the good people because he has a strong relationship with God
- He was never under "man's unclean seed"
- Was at one point the most powerful and wealthiest ruler of Rome
- Then his followers turned on him and murdered him
- Expensive clothes (Wears fur and gold)
- Ignores rules
- Heavily Satirized
Characteristics of the Monk
- A "victor of sovereign power"
- Killed many monsters
- His lover, Deiahira, gave him a shirt with poison and ended his life
- Well fed
- Lazy
- Bald head and fat
- Progressive
- Expensive clothes (Wears fur and gold)
- Ignores rules
- Heavily Satirized
Samson
Nero
Alexander
The Tales
Belshazzar
- He suffered was because he revealed his secret to his wife, one she quickly shares with his enemies. The idea of this tale is to keep secrets to yourself, no matter how trusted the person may be
- Samson does not suffer because of power or greed.
- Incredibly greedy
- Would kill people just for the sheer joy of it
- Control others out of fear
- Decided he needed to be stopped, the people revolted against him and he eventually asked two peasant to just finally end his life
Questions
- Incredible conqueror
- Ruler until his followers became jealous of his fame and wealth, so killed him .
- Drank with other lords from the holy vessels his father brought from Jerusalem.
- An armless man writes on the wall, as he is drinking
- Daniel tells him that he has too much pride and is a rebel of God, so they kill him.
- Lucifer, Adam, Samson, Hercules, Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Zenobia, King Peter of Spain, King Peter of Cyprus, Bernabo Visconti of Lombardy, Count Ugolino of Pisa, Nero, Holofernes, King Antiochus the Illustrious, Alexander Julius Caesar, Croesus
Level 1:
- Is the Monk Satirized?
- T/F: The Monk was chubby.
Level 2:
- What was Delilah's motivation for taking Sampson's strength?
- What is the irony between the monk and his story
Level 3:
- Based on the last question, when in the realm of religion has the monk himself fallen from grace?
The Monk's Tale
Johnny Velasquez, Tiara Hodges, and Jake Marsteen