FOR EACH OF THE TEXTS STUDIED THIS YEAR, (the novel, The Kite Runner, the poem “Beowulf”,
‘The Miller’s Tale’ of the poem “The Canterbury Tales”, and the play Othello), brainstorm in groups and
write out the majors ideas behind the plot and themes, as well as the major characters, symbols,
metaphors, moments of irony and dramatic irony.
Once you have completed each of these categories for each of the texts, add a final category of ideas in
common between texts.
Here are some examples of ideas in common between texts:
the depiction of evil in The Kite Runner versus evil in the poem “Beowulf” versus evil in Othello
the theme of appearance versus reality in The Kite Runner, ‘The Miller’s Tale’ of the poem “The
Canterbury Tales” and in the play Othello
the role of father in The Kite Runner compared to Othello
the cycle of the hero in each of Othello, ‘The Miller’s Tale’ of “The Canterbury Tales”, the poem
“Beowulf”, and the novel The Kite Runner
the theme of sin in ‘The Miller’s Tale’ of “The Canterbury Tales” or Othello compared to sin in The Kite
Runner
the idea of a ‘tragic flaw’ in the heroes of Othello, “The Miller’s Tale”, and The Kite Runner
the idea of ‘other’ and discrimination in “Beowulf” compared to Othello compared to The Kite Runner
irony in Othello compared to irony in ‘The Miller’s Tale’ of “The Canterbury Tales”
the depiction of evil in The Kite Runner versus evil in “Beowulf”
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PLOT:
THEMES:
CHARACTERS:
SYMBOLS:
METAPHORS:
IRONY:
DRAMATIC IRONY:
IDEAS IN COMMON WITH OTHER TEXTS: