Choose one of the essay questions from the word document and base discussion on the pdfs uploaded. Please use MHRA referencing style. You can also utilize external texts and literature ALONGSIDE the texts given. 5000 words.
Category: English Literature
Discuss one of the following in relation to one or more text(s): ambition; friendship; the court. The ‘Knight’s Tale’ in The Riverside Chaucer, ed. by L. D. Benson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988) – or later editions https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/knights-tale-0 The ‘Wife of Bath’s Tale’ in The Riverside Chaucer, ed. by L. D. Benson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988) – or later editions https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/pages/wife-baths-prologue-and-tale-0 You can choose one topic, between ambition/friendship/court and decide to use only one or both of the texts above. Feel free to use as little/as many resources, as long as everything is appropriately cited.
To what extent is shapespeare’s Othello to blame for his downfall. Point 1: Misplaced Trust in Iago Point 2: Easily Exploitable Nature Point 3: Insecurity due to being an outsider in Venetian society