TMT Critics

Question 1

What did Dunlop say about TMT’s garden

Answer 1

‘The gardens may resemble Eden, but the relationships bear all the hallmarks of the Fall’

Question 2

What did Shead say MT is about

Answer 2

“The tale is about the ‘follies of self deception’

Follies = foolishness

Question 3

What did Dunlop say about medieval women (TMT)

Answer 3

‘The walls and the gate … are symbols of the ways in which medieval society sought to control women’s don’t their sexuality’

Question 4

What does Pamela King say about the pear tree scene

Answer 4

“Damian sits waiting in the pear tree like the serpent in the garden of Eden”

Question 5

What did Pamela King say about January’s blindness

Answer 5

“Blind January’s regret that he does not have a knave who can climb to satisfy his wife’s longing, is heavily ironic, given that Damian is already in the tree.“

Question 6

What does Olson say about January’s love of May

Answer 6

‘January’s love of May is like the love of possession.’

Question 7

What did Tatlock say about May’s presentation in TMT

Answer 7

‘She is scarcely described, rarely speaks, and before the end has not a thought or a feeling except the most obvious. Whatever traits she has are learned of only by inference, and neither deserve nor invite sympathy.’