'The Merchant's Tale' can be viewed as one of the 'marriage' tales in Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales". Students can use this series of activities to explore how Chaucer portrays marriage, men and women, and relationships through the narrative of the Merchant, and the characters, imagery, and settings of the tale.

Concepts

characterization, imagery, setting

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Additional Tags

medieval literature, canterbury tales

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional