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    Peters traits that help develop his character Written by Geoffrey Trease, cue for treason is a book that is like No Horn at Midnight, also written by Geoffrey Trease. The definition of the title Cue for Treason is a signal against the country. Peter three traits that help his character are rebellious, confident and bravery. There are three different examples of Peter’s rebellious throughout the book, fight the man, run from consequences and fight anyone who stands in your way. The first trait that

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    to assassinate the queen of England in the story Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease. Peter’s bravery is tremendous, if the situation is life-threatening he will achieve what he desires. Peter successfully climbs up the “Yellow Gentleman's” house by only using daggers to retrieve the script for the play. Peter says, “each time I put my weight on a fresh dagger, my heart went into my mouth and I heaved for the splash below.”( Trease 132) while he was climbing the side of the house. Daggers are the only

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    In chapters 6-10 of the book, “Cue for Treason” by Geoffrey Trease, Peter was threatened by a young boy named Christopher Kirkstone which is short for Kit who wanted to join the actors to perform in their plays. He had impressed Mr. Desmond with his acting and, in the end, he was accepted. He was an amazing actor and he played the part of the girl well. The next morning, Mrs. Desmond asked if they wanted to write letters back home and the two boys said yes as they were homesick. As they went to drop

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    In the novel Cue For Treason by Geoffrey Trease, Peter could not have been successful without the help of others. Along the way Peter had many acquaintances, but the people who helped him the most were Mr. and Mrs. Desmond, Kathrine Russell (Kit), and Shakespeare. When Peter left Cumberland for safety, he was trying to escape to Scotland. On his way, he fell upon the Desmonds. The Desmonds were always helping Peter no matter what situation was. For example, when Peter was found on the wagon, the

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    as in this saying it is the book. You never know how the book really is, by just looking at the cover. Additionally, connections I foresee my group will create based on the critical thinking question made is to the book “Cue for Treason” by Geoffrey Trease since all group members were in that group. In the book, underestimation was one of the several themes represented. This is to the character Burbage. Burbage thought that Kit was ten

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    “If you make a sound, I’ll stick this knife in you.” (62) In the novel Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease, it displays the determined, caring, and gallant adolescent Kit Kirkstone or Katherine Russell. Kit dresses up like a male to pursue a career in acting, some would say. However this young girl may be small but she has a strong voice. Kit Kirkstone consistently displays the trait determination throughout the narrative. Kit demonstrates the trait determination by getting yelled at.

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    happily ever after.” This seemingly cliché finale encompasses all the ideals of courtly love, which began in the Medieval Period and still exists today. While these ideals were prevalent in medieval society, they still existed with much controversy. Geoffrey Chaucer, a poet of the period, comments on courtly love in his work The Canterbury Tales. Through the use of satiric elements and skilled mockery, Chaucer creates a work that not only brought courtly love to the forefront of medieval society but

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    “Than longen folk to goon on pilgrimages,” said Gregory Chaucer in his book, The Canterbury Tales, meaning people long to go on religious pilgrimages. The act of pilgrimage during the Middle Ages had been a very popular and traditional practice in the Christian society. This visit to shrines or holy places was an act of religious devotion and played a role in the lives of many Europeans, especially those in the western regions of Medieval Europe. In order to understand the importance of pilgrimages

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    Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

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    the commoners, as French and Latin was the Language of the powerful élite. Yet one writer dared to speak against the feudal society of which he was born into. Geoffrey Chaucer served most of his life in the employment of the crown, as both a soldier and a clerk. Yet through all of these titles, Chaucer would be forever immortalized as Geoffrey Chaucer the

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    Canterbury Tales - Wife of Bath is Not an Attack on Women and Married Life Feminists have proposed that the Prologue of the Wife of Bath is merely an attack on women and married life. The Prologue is spoken by a woman with strong opinions on how married life should be conducted, but is written by a man. It is important to examine the purpose with which Chaucer wrote it. This is especially so as many of the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales condemn themselves out of their own mouths, such as

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