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The Monk's Tale

Appropriate

  • In most cases this story would not be appropriate for a Monk to tell.
  • Studies, prays, and performs manual labor.
  • But this Monk is not like other Monks.
  • Rebellious, ignores rules, and lives and controls his own life.

The Tale of Ugolino of Pisa

Literary Elements

The Moral

  • Ugolino of Pisa was imprisoned with his children.
  • Fed little food.
  • His children would come to him crying and eventually die in his lap
  • He eventually began to gnaw his arm off in grief.
  • His other children saw this and thought he was doing it out of hunger; they offered their arms and flesh.
  • They all died
  • Mentions that it is told in more detail in the Dante's Divine Comedy
  • Third person omniscient
  • Satire
  • Irony
  • The moral that is most present in this story would be family sacrifice
  • Also, "For sure it is, if fortune decides to flee, No man may stay her course or keep his hold; Let no one trust a blind prosperity."

The Summary: Prologue

Moral explanation

  • The Host explains how he wishes his wife could hear the tale of Prudence.
  • The Monk promises a tale of the Edward the Confessor, but first, announces he will tell some tragedies.

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