The Nun’s Priest’s The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue & TalePrologue & Tale

Monologue and DialogueMonologue and Dialogue

Monologue & DialogueMonologue & Dialogue

One of the structural elements of a literary One of the structural elements of a literary work.work.

Monologue – one way act of Monologue – one way act of communicationcommunication

Dialogue – two or many-way act of Dialogue – two or many-way act of communication.communication.

Chaucer’s works represent and explore Chaucer’s works represent and explore many kinds of communication and many kinds of communication and interaction: speech and writing, interaction: speech and writing, conversation and books, drama and conversation and books, drama and narrative.narrative.

In order to make this manageable – break In order to make this manageable – break them into two main models of them into two main models of communication and interaction; communication and interaction; Monologue & DialogueMonologue & Dialogue

MonologueMonologue

Speeches like Sermons, Lectures and Speeches like Sermons, Lectures and Political Speech.Political Speech.

A single speaker and continuous delivery A single speaker and continuous delivery to a silent audience.to a silent audience.

A monologue / single voice; a continuous A monologue / single voice; a continuous speech telling someone something speech telling someone something indicates a urgency, matter of great indicates a urgency, matter of great importance, serious.importance, serious.

Sermonizing, praying, complaining, Sermonizing, praying, complaining, confessing, moralizing, instructing, confessing, moralizing, instructing, teaching.teaching.

Such method is common in the medieval Such method is common in the medieval era.era.

Classroom DiscussionClassroom Discussion

One way communication has its strengths One way communication has its strengths and uses. But it also has its limitations and and uses. But it also has its limitations and potential abuses. Discuss the pros and potential abuses. Discuss the pros and cons of monologue.cons of monologue.

DialogueDialogue

Monologue involves the transmission and Monologue involves the transmission and potential imposition of information.potential imposition of information.

Dialogue involves the transformation and Dialogue involves the transformation and potential negotiation of meaning.potential negotiation of meaning.

In Monologue authority is In Monologue authority is assertedasserted. In . In dialogue it is dialogue it is negotiatednegotiated and maybe and maybe challengedchallenged..

Some Dialogue in TNPTSome Dialogue in TNPT

Russel and ChauntecleerRussel and ChauntecleerChauntecleer and PerteloteChauntecleer and Pertelote

Classroom DiscussionClassroom Discussion

Discuss the pros and cons of Dialogue.Discuss the pros and cons of Dialogue.

QuestionsQuestions

What is the critical effect of such method What is the critical effect of such method towards Chaucer’s The Nun’s Priest’s towards Chaucer’s The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue & Tale.Prologue & Tale.