I'm not sure what it was, but this story was super hard for me to understand. I even looked up the summary of it and it didn't seem like it followed this story at all...Anyways lol that being said, the only thing I got from this story was betrayal. Especially towards king Arthur. Guinevere and Launcelot, and then Mordred wanting to marry Guinevere later and taking over the position of being king! I'm sure this story was great, but maybe if it was more understandable I could have enjoyed it more haha

There are way too many names in this story

Gave maybe?

No one can defeat Sir Launcelot

scattered or dispersed

sixty. "threescore years and ten"

archaic term for between.

I feel like there's some background I'm missing here cause I'm so confused right now

So they kept an eye on them?

a person having a part or interest in any action, matter, or thing.

Two unhappy knights with names that sound like "Aggravating" and "Morbid" I like it lol

This was just a classic victory tale, kind of weird it was all about roosters but alright haha ...It's kind of like "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me" sort of thing. The rooster outsmarted the fox and then didn't fall for his tricks again. It's pretty much saying that flattery will get you nowhere, and the moral of the story is to not trust a flatterer.

"a name given to a rooster, especially in fairy tales." lol okay, right on the nose

noun- DATED unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke. INFORMAL incapacity or speechlessness caused by extreme anger. "this drives the social engineers of government into apoplexy"

a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller bones of the feet, deposition of chalkstones, and episodes of acute pain.

"Repletion is a condition of being completely full of something. Your repletion at the end of a meal probably means you'll skip dessert. Repletion is experienced by people who are full or satisfied by the amount of food they've eaten, but it can also describe other kinds of fullness."

The knight is basically saying that the previous story was too sad and that he, and everyone, would enjoy a lighter, nicer story.

This one was a little bit harder for me to understand but I think I got the main ideas and such. I think the pardoner is such a strange character! It's so ironic how he falsely presents himself as this O Holy man that advises people and helps them with their sins, while he is lying the entire time and is only do it for the money. Also his story is almost a reflection/foreshadowing of his life. He talks about how greedy these three guys are and how sinful they are and how they're destined to die in the end because of all their sinning...which is exactly what the pardoner is doing himself, so it's interesting.

2 sins in 1

an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something.

So basically, he'll never share his money with anyone even if they're sick and poor. It's the most important thing to him

having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else.

the action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel. "she sued him for defamation"

He doesn't even care about God's word or sins, he literally just wants money

Wow so he's just fooling stupid people because they're easy to fool I love it

Nice, so he just does it for the money. Probably the ultimate sin but okay haha

(of a man) make (another man) a cuckold by having a sexual relationship with his wife.

wow

This story is way more confusing than the others so far lol

Another way of saying "dawn"

the knowledge and work of a priest.

This is Latin for “greed is the root of all evil.”

This was a pretty good one...I think the knight's character changed a lot throughout the story. He went from raping a girl to marrying an old lady and telling her she didn't have to be young and beautiful if she didn't want to be. However, I am curious, do you think he went along with giving her a choice because he knew that's what woman want most? Or do you think he genuinely wanted to let her choose? Either way, I liked the lesson and the story.

So, because he let her make up her own mind, she became beautiful and good.

So she's making him choose between her being old and ugly, but loyal and good or her being young and beautiful but she's not good and won't be loyal

He thinks she's super ugly and old and he's unhappy with her

She's pretty much asking why he's upset and so distant with her

make wicked; deprave.

Basically what woman want most is to have control over/be in charge of their husbands

Basically if we want to hear the rest of the story, we need to actually read it

She's telling the water her husbands secrets because she has to tell someone, or, in this sense, something.

That's morbid but okay

Each woman he came across had a different answer for what woman want most

to provide or supply

He has a year to find out what woman want most and if he succeeds, then he can live.

a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.

This dude straight up raped her. Gross.

imaginary; mythical.

This story was crazy and I loved it. Alison and Nicholas are straight up savages. The whole thing was hilarious, from the ploy to the pranks. Also I feel like Nicholas is gonna get some bad juju for lying about the vision he got from god but I don't think he cares, he just wanted to sleep with Alison lol also how they made out John to be crazy was priceless.

her lower eye omg I love it

You guys, I can't with this story

nice

It's a poker from the fireplace

My man Absalom straight up just kissed Alison's butt

Oh no they're up to something

They pretty much did the dirty all night long

John fell asleep

This whole thing is a ploy so that Nicholas and Alison can be alone

John is insinuating that Nicholas has gone mad because of his interest/education in astronomy

Just a little touch her and there before he has to go haha this story is wild

ummmmmmmmmm does this mean what I think it means lol

gross

an influential treatise on astronomy written by the Greek astronomer and geographer Ptolemy in the second century AD.

The narrator is telling us to turn to another story if we can't handle this kind of tale haha I love it

So basically the Miller is saying that he doesn't care if his wife slept with another man because it's none of his business.

Oh snap, he slept with the carpenters wife

He's saying that what he's saying doesn't matter because he's drunk. lol this dude's crazy

The miller is wasted y'all

Wait so did we just skip the knights tale? I'm confused

This is pretty straightforward, and I don't have too much to say. However, I do love all of the character introductions. It makes it easier to understand who's who and what's going on, especially since it's such a diverse group of people. This story seems interesting so far and I'm curious to see where it goes and how all the characters develop later on.

This reminded me of Game Of Thrones... "A Lannister always pays his debt."

Am I the only one that doesn't think "hunting" when I hear the word "monk"?

wow I guess they're not cool enough for a long description lol

This means "love conquers all" in latin.

This is kind of showing the difference in expectations between men and woman...she's ladylike and has good manners, whereas a man is probably not expected to uphold this specific trait/reputation.

He says I guess a lot, is the narrator confused or lolol

hmmm sounds like a bit of a vigilante to me

There was two definitions for yeoman: 1. a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder. 2. a servant in a royal or noble household, ranking between a sergeant and a groom or a squire and a page.

Meekly meaning in a quiet, gentle, and submissive manner. So he didn't fly off the handle when he was mad.

One against 15 and he still won? Okay beowulf reincarnated, I see you lol

Basically explaining that every battle he's ever been involved in, he's won.

Does this mean he was alone? Like, he was independent?

of various kinds; several.

an inn

Wasn't Chaucer the one that mocked poets that use alliteration? I see a lot of "S" words right here, buddy.....lol

a pilgrim, especially one who had returned from the Holy Land with a palm frond or leaf as a sign of having undertaken the pilgrimage.

I love this... "make melody" is a great way to say "sing". Also it gives off a sort of excitement for the season, that even the birds are happy it's spring.

So I have a lot to say about this story. First of all, the Lord's wife was such a hoe like what the heck lol Except I guess she wasn't since it was all a ploy, but from Gawain's perspective she was, and Gawain was a savage for always giving the lord a kiss because that's what the wife gifted Gawain with. Another thing, how was Gawain not suspicious about the girdle being all green? That was a dead giveaway that this all had something to do with the green knight. (I also called that by the way, I knew they were the same person). The green knight ended up being such a chill dude, sparing his life and even inviting him for New Years haha The story didn't end the way I thought it would at all, I thought the green knight would be mad that Gawain had been accepting kisses from his wife...I suspected that they were the same person but I had no idea that everyone was in on it, so that was a surprise. Cool story.

There they go again, going into detail about armor/weapons. Just further proving how important those things were to them, and how they were an extension of them.

(typically of a woman) pleasant to look at; attractive.

sly or cunning intelligence.

Wow forward, okay lol

a small hill or mound.

I noticed that they use this word a lot in this story.

archaic term for two.

This paints an interesting picture. And by interesting, I mean gross.

in a way that shows a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

an officer who manages the household of a monarch or noble.

Trifling meaning unimportant or trivial.

positioned or directed in a sloping or oblique direction.

I really love this. It paints a great picture.

a noisy disturbance; a commotion.

There's a good amount of alliteration in this sentence.

a brass instrument like a small trumpet, typically without valves or keys and used for military signals.

For the first part of the story, I think that Arthur and the rest of lords are fun but rely too much on their reputation. When this random dude comes in saying "Hey chop off my head and then I'll come back to chop yours off" they're so suspicious, HOWEVER, when he threatens their reputation by calling them cowards, they're all for it. Even though this sounds so sketchy like what the heck. Also I think the green knight is supposed to represent death/karma. Also this dude literally picks his head up and rides away like nothing happened and everyone just continues to party like this was just another day lol mythology is great hahaha. For the second part, Gawain finds this random castle, which I think represents fate or death because I think the lord of the castle is actually the green knight in disguise but we'll see. Overall, it's pretty good so far.

Nope, this is sketchy. I feel like the lord is the green knight in disguise or something. This is all too weird, the random castle, the fact that the lord likes to play games just like the Green knight does! Why else would the Lord convince Gawain to stay the rest of the days? Nope, something's about to go down.

Dang okay, get it Gawain.

This whole chapter is pretty much summing up what happened in the first part of the story.

So Arthur seems like a pretty cool dude so far. He's kind, beloved, and knows how to party lol

Alliteration and also "render" means to give, so the rich are giving presents

a priest or religious leader, especially a Christian or Muslim one.

The past tense of taking part in a tournament

Revel means to enjoy oneself loudly, typically with drinking (so a party) and mirth means amusement/laughter. So basically King Arthur and the Lords are having a good time and partying together for Christmas.

Plural of brother

Near or almost...so it's almost Christmas, I'm guessing? Perhaps Christmas Eve?

Staunch meaning loyal and committed in attitude

Example of alliteration.

So much alliteration in this story so far, I love it.

King Arthur: The King of Camelot

This story was a little all over the place for me and hard to understand, however I loved the characters and I loved the relationship between Tristan and Iseult even though it was based on a lie and started out super weird. This story reminded me a bit of Romeo and Juliet in the romantic sense and especially how it ended. Overall it was really long, but pretty good.

Exciting or stirring.

attaching his boat to shore with a rope

small island

Cornwall is a Celtic nation of England.

to call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge.

a member of the lowest order of the British nobility. The term “Baron” is not used as a form of address in Britain, barons usually being referred to as “Lord.”.

a buttock and thigh considered together, in a human or animal.

In the Christian imagination, the deer is a symbol of piety, devotion and of God taking care of his children: men.

an area of open uncultivated land, especially in Britain, with characteristic vegetation of heather, gorse, and coarse grasses.

archaic spelling of escutcheon, meaning a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms.

a place surrounded by armed forces aiming to capture it or force surrender.

A sudden and surprising attack

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to have a reflection for each story, so I'll do one as a whole for all the stories. All of these were obviously about love, but mostly forbidden love. Each story had a love that had limitations. Also each love was super quick! Like, hello we just met let's stay together forever. The first story with Launfal just showed how dumb guys can be lol he was such a fool! He fell for that girl so quickly and was so quick to trust her. And then he did exactly the one thing she said not to do, which was tell anyone that they were together. Also another cool thing about these stories is that they refer to their lover as a "friend". Overall, the first one was my favorite. The others were harder to understand for some reason.

This sounds so lonely but also amazing.

Oh boyyyyyyy it's about to go down.

Went from 0 to 100 real quick but okay

See, faery, meaning imaginary! I knew this was too good to be true, something's happening here.

Is she referring to herself when she says friend? I'm confused.

Stay longer than intended.

All this fool needed was money and a woman to be happy?

Sounds way too good to be true, like, who even is this girl.

Amusement

A very large tent.

I don't know why but this all feels like a trap lol it's seeming a lot like the "sirens" who lure men in but I don't know this story so we'll see.

A color or shade.

I really love this line. It's meaning, not only was Launfal kind but he was also strict.This shows the balance that you have to have to achieve admiration/ a title. It shows that not everything is black and white, not even to be a good knight.

So, overall, I think part 3 was pretty good. It showed Beowulfs true character...In the other parts of this story, Beowulf's character wasn't so easily understandable. The reader (or, me at least) didn't really know what/who he was fighting for or even why. I think in this last part it became very clear that his biggest motive was fame and admiration. He wanted to be the best, he wanted to be needed. He made this reputation for himself that he had to uphold, and I don't think he thought he would ever die. His last moments were sort of shocking to him. And now the Geat people worry about their fate in his absence. It's a cool story.

I feel like that's a selfish motive but okay lol

I love this line....he could fight all the battles until he couldn't anymore. Obviously having to do with his age. If he was young again like when he defeated Grendel, he could totally have taken this dragon.

Hurtled means to move with great speed. Not to be confused with a similar word, "Hurdle" which means to leap over something or overcome an obstacle.

I like this line a lot! It's suggesting that the dragon was disturbed in more ways than one...not only is there an intruder in his space, and that he's stealing from the dragon but also that the thief disrupted his deep sleep! Kind of makes the dragon a bit more human in a sense...shows us that dragons can dream too. Cool line.

I really love this line. Describing death as overwhelming and that it had become too much to bear.

so in a way, he knew he was a goner?

Foreshadowing dun dun dun

Wiles basically means a devious strategy to outsmart/manipulate someone or something into doing what you want.

Fun fact, so the word "Goblet" has French roots and in French, the word "Gober" means to swallow or gulp down, which is exactly what you do when you drink from a goblet. there's more about it on this website: https://blog.oup.com/2013/01/word-origin-etymology-goblet-drinking-vessel/

This story was way easier for me to understand than the last one and I actually liked it a lot. Beowulf reminds me of that genuinely good dude in a movie that you really want to hate because he seems too perfect but then you realize he's actually pretty dang cool and you have to admire him. He's a prime example of a heroic and adventurous character.

willing to take risks or embark on difficult or unusual courses of action.

possessing or showing courage or determination

a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.

a movable plank used as a ramp to board or disembark from a ship or boat.

this means that the baby was abandonded by his parents and was brought up and cared for by others

This story was somewhat hard for me to understand, however, my interperatation of it would be the effect of abuse of power/fame. What I took away from this was that Cuchulainn was perfectly fine with having a short life in exchange for fame. Throughout the story, his "power" got more and more exaggerated. From throwing the stone at the chariot, to demanding things once he got to Emain. And then at the end, he was knocked down a peg. So maybe it's a weird take on staying "grounded".

also referred to as "Hercules" by the Romans

Meaning to be brought up and cared for until fully grown