As we are approaching the end of the lengthy Prologue, we completed our outline and comparison of the epic poem "Beowulf " and the narrative poem ,"Canterbury Tales. " I addressed style, tone, subject matter, and diction. Joshua cited details from the poem evidencing the more realistic portrayals of the characters, and we noted Chaucer's non-judgmental attitude even toward the wanton and the corrupt. We last compared the good vs evil didactic of "Beowulf" with Chaucer's acceptance of the his characters' foibles before examining the character sketches from last night'f reading. In that regard, I introduced the concept of the foil as a technique of contrast.