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    The Merchant's Tale' Planning Grid: Remind Yourself of The Following Extracts

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    The document provides guidance on summarizing two extracts from "The Merchant's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer. It includes a sample planning grid to help structure the analysis of how Chaucer uses language to develop plot, characterize the speakers, convey dialogue, and create comic effects. The grid prompts analysis of the wider significance and context of each extract and how the changing dialogue between January and May in the second extract demonstrates a shift in their power dynamic as January's anger increases upon realizing he has been betrayed.

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    The document provides guidance on summarizing two extracts from "The Merchant's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer. It includes a sample planning grid to help structure the analysis of how Chaucer uses language to develop plot, characterize the speakers, convey dialogue, and create comic effects. The grid prompts analysis of the wider significance and context of each extract and how the changing dialogue between January and May in the second extract demonstrates a shift in their power dynamic as January's anger increases upon realizing he has been betrayed.

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    ‘The Merchant's Tale’ planning grid

    Remind yourself of the following extracts:

    Lines 606 ‘The bride was broght…’ to 642 ‘worth a bene.’


    Lines 1134 ‘ “Certes,” quod he…’ to 1177, ‘ “Allas,” quod she…’

    Explore Chaucer’s use of language in his treatment of plot, characterisation, dialogue and comic effects. (See the dialogue section for some
    pointers.)

    It may help you to construct a grid similar to the one below (but with more space, obviously!) in order to help you to plan your answer.

    Extract 1 Extract 2
    Context/wider significance of extract
    Plot
    Characterisation
    Dialogue January’s first words to May: ‘Allas, I The dialogue between January and May shows
    moot trespace/ To yow my spouse…’ are changing power relationship between them.
    apologetic in tone as he attempts to Language at beginning is polite and obliging,
    legitimise his rough sexual treatment of ‘Certes…’but tone changes once he knows he
    her. January’s words to her are falsely has been betrayed. Initially distress in
    authoritative, as he has misinterpreted outburst: ’Out, help; allas, harrow!’ but anger
    laws on marriage and believes ‘A man in monosyllabic words and alliteration: ‘God
    may do no sinne with his wyf, /Ne hurte yeve yow bothe on shames deth to dien.’
    himselven with his owene knyf;’. This May’s responses show her skill at manipulating
    metaphor highlights his disrespectful him as she uses variety of persuasive
    attitude. techniques – she questions him impatiently,
    ‘Sire, what eyleth yow.’ She repeatedly states
    her good character: ‘Up peril of my soule’ and
    cleverly feigns the role of the injured party:
    ‘Allas… that evere I was so kind!’

    Comic effects

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