The Student's Tale (full text)
- the marquis (Walter) is loved by the townspeople. they wdon't want him to die without an heir so they really want him to marry. he agrees but if he :can pick her.
- village's poorest man = Janicula, Griselda is his daughter, she is very good and virtuous
- vocab:
- steadfast: resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering
- reverence: deep respect for someone or something
- he asks Janicula's permission first and kept him in the convo then asked her to marry him.
- she was loved by all. she became even better. baby girl
- walter tests her and says that the baby needs to be killed. his servant comes to pick the baby girl up and girselda is loving and accepting of walter's will. wlater's plan was to send the baby to live with hi sister in hiding
- he tests her the same way four years later with their son. she says when she came to live there the left her will and liberty and took his clothes. he had the same plan for the boy
- "her love would grow, more pains she took to please."
- the people heard how he murdered his kids bec he married a commoner and began to dislike him
- he told someone that he's divorce griselda but it wasnt true, she heard and was sad
- wlater's plan to end the letter fetching his kids saying that theyre to come fancy and he'll wed the girl
- he says she has to go nd she says how she was never deserving and wants to please him.her speech is heartbreaking, but solemn
- scholar inserts that scholars rarely praise women and that men's humbleness can't compare
- he asks griselda to come to prepare the castle as the boyu and girl come. everyone thinks they are prety kids
- he talked to her about the girl trying to get a response, hers was like the rest abd he told her the whole truth. her steadfastness was proved time and time again after she was mistreated
- sse was united with her children and they lived prosperous
- "everyone in his degree should be steadfast when in adversary as was Griselda"
- God sends tests and we have to endure
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