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From: Rocky Mountain News
Date: 20040616
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MEDIEVAL BEHAVIOR

A medieval scholar, CU President Betsy Hoffman cited Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to justify using a certain C-word. 5A How would Chaucer apply to the rest of the CU scandal? Extra! consulted www.sparknotes.com as a guide:

* Themes: Love outside of marriage and the importance of friends are major themes for the Knight, the Squire and the Reeve. No mention of recruiting parties, though.

* Motifs: A major Canterbury motif is called "Fabliaux" - a comical and grotesque story where the character succeeds using sharp wits. We've seen grotesque, but not much wit.

* Symbols: ...

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