Critics - The Merchants Tale Flashcards
1
Q
Kittredge says “the fabliau becomes…
A
a complete disquisition of marriage”
2
Q
What doe Martin say about the fabliau?..
“January believes he is…
A
inhabiting a romance which is finally, bitterly exposed as a fabliau”
3
Q
What does Tolliver say about May?
A
“she is made of masculine fantasy”
4
Q
What does Beidler say about Januarys blindness?
A
“janurays folly is that he sees what he wants to see, rather than what is actually before him”
5
Q
What does Beidler say about Januarys role in marriage?
A
“he’s emasculated by a wife who plays a knightly role he should be playing”
6
Q
Hansen states “by marrying May, January hopes only to
A
Prove his place in an all male pecking order”
7
Q
Which critic said?
“The Pluto and Proserpina episode reinforces the tales misogyny”
A
Edwards
