The Pig King, Straparola: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/facetiousnights/night2_fable1.html The Mincing Princess, Italo Calvino (p. 632-635) – Giricoccola, Italo Calvino (p. 154-156) – Parsley, Basile: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/pentamerone/10parsley1911.html – The Two Cakes, Basile: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/pentamerone/23twocakes1911.html
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Reading #11: Due 11:30pm on Monday, November 7th
Use your own words to answer these questions, use FULL sentences
There is no right/wrong answers, you will all have the answers, but the goals of the « Readings » are :
a- To assess your written English skills, so please submit full sentences for your responses, and carefully choose your words. It is not the quantity that matters but the quality. However, develop your answers with structure and academic English.
b- To evaluate that you have understood the reading pieces
c- To assess that you are able to analyze and put in context those readings.
d- To gage that you are able to find key elements in the readings, using examples, counter examples, etc in your responses
*** TYPE all your answers, you can add additional lines if needed.
1- In Pig King, describe the pig (2 pts)
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2- In Pig King, describe the female characters (3 pts)
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3- What is the moral of the tale Pig King? (2 pts)
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4- In the tale Parsley by Basile, give a portrait the mother Pascadozzia, 2pts
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5- Comment about the 3rd paragraph of the tale Parsley, in particular, why do you think the mother Pascadozzia fears that her child might “be born with a crop of parsley on its face”, 2 pts
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6- Talk about the Prince in Parsley : his role, type/stereotype, importance or not in the tale, etc. 3pts
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7- Mention the importance of numerology and the marvelous in the tale Parsley, give specific examples: 3pts
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8- After reading the tale The Two cakes, comment on the theme of opposition, give specific examples. 3pts
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9- In The Two Cakes, comment on the Prince, his role, personality, reason to marry, etc 3pts
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10- We meet a siren in the story The Two Cakes, what do we learn about her, how is she presented/how do you perceive her? What does she contribute to the story 3pts
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11- In the tale Giricoccola: (8 pts)
a- Comment on the numerology, any significance?
b- Give a portrait of Giricoccola
c- Do you think this tale may have been written by a male or female author, why?
d- Does the tale have any moral/didactic message?
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12- In the tale Mincing Princess : (8 pts)
1- Comment on the numerology, any significance?
2- Give a Portrait of the prince
3- Give a portrait of the princess
4- Do you think this tale is predominantly masculine or feminine? Do you think it is written from the point of view of a man or a woman?
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