Storyboarding “The Pardoner’s Tale”
15 points
Due: Wednesday, January 17 & 18 – in class
Each character in The Tales relays a story incorporating or relating to his experience and personal expertise. Through this frame method, Chaucer reveals each character’s traits. DO NOT simply pay attention to the story being relayed, its plotline, characters and moral, but also pay attention to why and how this story reflects the storyteller’s (NOT Chaucer’s) personality, outlook and morals.
For this literary selection, you will be storyboarding “The Pardoner’s Tale” from Chaucer’s TheCanterbury Tales. “The Pardoner’s Tale”concerns a trio of avaricious drunks who seek revenge for their friend’s death, and encounter a strange character, along with serious trouble along the way. It is an ironic tale concerning trust, friendship, honesty, greed and human nature.
IMPORTANT: While you are reading and storyboarding, think very carefully about how the Pardoner’s personality and outlook come through in his story. Pay thorough attention to the symbolism, allusions, and morals and, again, how these reflect the Pardoner’s personality as introduced through the Prologue and in his own introduction to the tale he is about to tell. You will be tested over both this story and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” so your storyboard will also serve as your study guide. Remember: Your storyboard should be created in a way that will allow you to easily recall story events by reviewing it.
Events to include:
Setting
Important events throughout (in chronological order)
Plotline (see above)
Purpose of the rioters’ journey
Characters involved
Resolution
Moral(s)/Lesson(s)
Characters to include:
Three rioters
Kid in bar
Old man
Apothecary
Guidelines:
You will have a minimum of 8 boxes based on the events/characters to include above.
Your full name and period number must appear at the TOP of the page or on the back – do not use one of your eight boxes for your name and period.
CLEARLY LABEL THE TITLE OF EACH CHARACTER/EVENT IN EACH BOX.
Each box must include both pictorial and visual notes on appearance, dress and personality of the character. Colors are important in the descriptions, so feel free to include important colors if he mentions them. (Coloring will possibly provide you with extra credit.)
In the top right hand corner of each box, indicate Chaucer’s opinion of each character
by marking: F = favorable U = unfavorable N = neutral