Discuss the themes of both one story from The Decameron and one tale from The Canterbury Tales (“The Miller’s Tale” or “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”).

The following essay questions and write detailed responses to each one. Give specifics from the text for support. Your only source should be your textbook—do not use internet resources. When quoting from the text, be sure to include page numbers in parenthetical citations. You do not have to include a Works Cited page. All responses should be 100% original. Be sure to proofread for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Each answer should have at least 250 words. When you are finished, please submit to Turnitin.

The Decameron (Part Two pp. 45–60)
: The Canterbury Tales: The Miller’s Tale, The Wife of Bath’s Tale (Part Two pp. 22–37)
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Discuss the themes of both one story from The Decameron and one tale from The Canterbury Tales (“The Miller’s Tale” or “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”). What do you take away or learn from the narrative? Is there a “moral lesson”? Is goodness rewarded and evil punished? What do you think was the narrator’s intention?

The Divine Comedy: The Inferno (Part Two pp. 60–91)
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Discuss Dante’s use of symbols and characters from both the Christian tradition and the classical tradition. (For “classical,” think of ancient mythology, literature (Virgil’s The Aeneid), and history.) What was he trying to accomplish by combining the two traditions? As always, be sure to give examples in your answer.

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