Ever since, there has been an almost unceasing stream of pilgrims to his shrine (perhaps popularized further by Chaucer"'"s Canterbury Tales, which describe such pilgrims). ... The tension between the two began when Henry tried to prosecute several law-breaking clerks. ... There is an interlude between Act One and Act Two in which Becket delivers his Christmas sermon. ... In Act Two the action and verbal struggle between the knights and Becket occurs. ... The chorus are the people of the city who allowed the murder to happen. ...

• Word Count: 1484
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Once he learned to read, the young boy immediately became obsessed with books and was completely absorbed in tales depicting savages, the Wild West, or Mark Twain's thrill-seeking Tom Sawyer. ... He also published three short stories in 1905, "Birds of Prey," "A Tale of a Whale," and "The Man Who Was King." ... This city had a monumental and life-altering impact on Eliot for multiple reasons, the most significant of which was his introduction to the influential literary figure  Ezra Pound. ... The marriage was not successful, in part because of Vivienne's health issues: the two s...

• Word Count: 4134
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; 112 Am an attendant lord, one that will do 113 To swell a progress, start a scene or two, 114 Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, 115 Deferential, glad to be of use, 116 Politic, cautious, and meticulous; 117 Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; 118 At times, indeed, almost ridiculous-- 119 Almost, at times, the Fool. 120 I grow old ... ... high sentence: a phrase from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, meaning "elevated, serious and moral thoughts expressed formally." 119. ...

• Word Count: 6460
• Approx Pages: 26
• Grade Level: High School