PASSAGES B Apophthegmata, p. 142: A have committed a “12. brother questioned Abba Poemen saying, ‘I great sin and I want to do penance for three The old man said to him, is a years.’ ‘That lot.’ The brother one The old man said again, is a Those who were said, ‘For year?’ ‘That lot.’ present He said again, is a added, myself say that if a said, ‘For forty days?’ ‘That lot.’ He ‘I man repents with his whole heart and does not intend to commit the sin any more, God will accept him after only three days.’ Gawain and the Green Knight, fitt 4 lines 2366-68: But a little thing more—it was loyalty you lacked: not because or a womanizer, or worse, you’re wicked, but you loved your own life; so I blame you less. Marie de France, Bisclavret, lines 97-102: The lady heard this wonder and turned scarlet from fear; she was terrified of the whole adventure. Over and over she considered how she might get rid of him; she never wanted to sleep with him again. Dante Purgatorio Canto II lines 124-9: As doves when they are picking up wheat or weed seeds all together, quietly feeding without their usual puffed-up displaying, if something should appear that frightens them suddenly abandon what had tempted them, seized as they are by what matters more to them... Day Three QUESTION 1. Choose ONE of the following essay questions. In your answer, discuss at least three texts in detail (perhaps mention more) and draw them from at least two of your courses unless otherwise specified. Limit yourself to 1800 words, or about six double spaced pages. You may by this point need to draw on a text you have already used, but be sure to find examples that allow you to address your new topic here. Discuss the character traits of deceiver and deceived, with 1) Deception, Truth, Knowledge. attention to how and whether their moral characters are bound up in what they know, do not know, cannot know, or should know. At least one of your texts should be a philosophical text.
PASSAGES B Apophthegmata, p. 142: “12. A brother questioned Abba Poemen saying, ‘I have committed a great sin and I want to do penance for three years.’ The old man said to him, ‘That is a lot.’ The brother said, ‘For one year?’ The old man said again, ‘That is a lot.’ Those who were present said, ‘For forty days?’ He said again, ‘That is a lot.’ He added, ‘I myself say that if a man repents with his whole heart and does not intend to commit the sin any more, God will accept him after only three days.’ Gawain and the Green Knight, fitt 4 lines 2366-68: But a little thing more—it was loyalty you lacked: not because you’re wicked, or a womanizer, or worse, but you loved your own life; so I blame you less. Marie de France, Bisclavret, lines 97-102: The lady heard this wonder and turned scarlet from fear; she was terrified of the whole adventure. Over and over she considered how she might get rid of him; she never wanted to sleep with him again. Dante Purgatorio Canto II lines 124-9: As doves when they are picking up wheat or weed seeds all together, quietly feeding without their usual puffed-up displaying, if something should appear that frightens them suddenly abandon what had tempted them, seized as they are by what matters more to them... Day Three QUESTION 1. Choose ONE of the following essay questions. In your answer, discuss at least three texts in detail (perhaps mention more) and draw them from at least two of your courses unless otherwise specified. Limit yourself to 1800 words, or about six double spaced pages. You may by this point need to draw on a text you have already used, but be sure to find examples that allow you to address your new topic here. 1) Deception, Truth, Knowledge. Discuss the character traits of deceiver and deceived, with attention to how and whether their moral characters are bound up in what they know, do not know, cannot know, or should know. At least one of your texts should be a philosophical text.