In the “wife of bath’s tale,” the old woman reminds the knight that he promised to grant any request she made. read the excerpt in which the knight replies.

“my love? ” he said. “no, rather my d@mnation!
alas! that there is any of my nation
who ever could so foully be disgraced.”
but all for naught, the end was that he faced
constrainment, for he now would have to wed
and take his gray old wife with him to bed.

based on this excerpt, which option most effectively explains how the knight’s character influences the decision he must make?

the canterbury tales

(a) the knight is meek, and thus must submit to the old woman’s will.
(b) the knight is a man of honor, and thus must fulfill the oath he made to the old woman.
(c) the knight is gentle, and thus must refuse the old woman kindly.
(d) the knight is a warrior, and thus must fight against the old woman’s request.

Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.

Which statement best explains the relationship between the gothic genre and the characterization in the passage? o the characterization of mr. hyde contrasts with the gloomy setting that is typical of gothic fiction. o the characterization of mr. hyde reflects the preoccupation with confined spaces in gothic fiction the characterization of mr. hyde create the cheerful mood that is typical of gothic fiction. the characterization of mr. hyde reflects the focus on horror and strong emotions in gothic fiction.

Media project total score: of 100 points during the next several lessons you will create a media project about a place that is important to you, such as the place where you live. your teacher will score your assignment using the media project grading rubric. look at the rubric yourself so that you know how your assignment will be scored. you may create your project using a word processing presentation program or a slide program such as powerpoint®. include a title slide, two or three content slides, and a sources slide that contains the urls of your online sources. save the document to your computer with your name at the end of the filename (e.g., ng_ela 9-10_w_11_ga alice_jones). submit that document to your teacher for grading refer to the media project assignment document and follow the steps to complete the assignment. when you have finished, submit the assignment document to your teacher for grading.