The nun's priest's tale 1. what human characteristics are reflected in the portrait of chanticleer? in the portrait of lady pertelote? how did you respond to these characterizations? 2. the nun's priest fills his tale with allusions to classical literature. given the characters in his story, why are these classical allusions ironic? 3. how do the host's comments reflect ironically on the teller of this tale? what do you think the tale reveals about the character of the nun's priest? 4. how would you state the moral in the tale of chanticleer? is the story serious, or is it told to poke fun at "the battle of the sexes"? explain.

Article one: the new york tribune from december 5, 1859on leaving the jail, john brown had on his face an expression of calmness andserenity characteristic of the patriot who is about to die with a living consciousnessthat he is laying his life down for the good of his fellow as he stepped outof the door a black woman, with her little child in her arms, stood near his way. thetwain were of the despised race for whose emancipation and elevation to the dignityof children of god he was about to lay down his he stopped for a moment in hiscourse, stooped over, and with the tenderness of one whose love is as broad as thebrotherhood of man, kissed [the child) affectionately.article two: the cincinnati enquirer from december 3, 1859we rejoice that old brown has been hung. he was not only a murderer of innocentpersons, but he attempted one of the greatest crimes against society-the stirring upof a servile and civil war. he has paid the penalty for his crimes, and we hope his fatemay be a warning to all who might have felt inclined to imitate his aggressive conduct.now it is your turn. you need to synthesize the two articles mentioned above into one or two paragraphs. you may lookat the synthesized paragraphs above for an example, but your paragraph should be different. remember to follow theprocess hints mentioned earlier in this lesson.iuflad