3. Key Ideas and Details (a) What prayer does Shiftlet offer at the end of the story? (b) Analyze: What is ironic about the way in which his prayer is answered? (c) Generalize: What does this event suggest about those whose behavior contradicts their professed beliefs?​

In this unit activity, you will analyze aspects of the medieval english stories  the canterbury tales  and  sir gawain and the green knight.  you will also read george orwell’s essay “politics and the english language,” analyze it, and express your own views on how language usage changes over time.