Choose one of the following options:

Option 1 Read a romance in Shepherd's book that we did not read for class.  How is the romance you've chosen like or unlike the ones we read together in class?  Argue a thesis in which you focus on one aspect of the romance you've chosen and compare/contrast it with one of the romances we did in class.  Think about what you would consider one common element that all or most of the romances we read together shared.  Does the romance that you've chosen to read for your paper also share this element?

Option 2

Read a play in Coldewey's book that we did not read for class.  How is the play you've chosen like or unlike the ones we read together in class?  Argue a thesis in which you focus on one aspect of the play you've chosen and compare/contrast it with one of the plays we did in class.  Think about what you would consider one common element that all or most of the plays we read together shared.  Does the play that you've chosen to read for your paper also share this element?

Option 3

Choose a tale from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales that is similar to one of the works we've read in class.  How has reading the work we've read in class aided your understanding of Chaucer's tale?  Focus on one aspect of Chaucer's tale that seems clearer now in comparison/contrast to the work you've chosen.  In what ways do you understand better what Chaucer was about in the tale as a result of reading the other work in this class.  Some recommendations:

1. the Nun's Priest's Tale and The Fox and the Wolf,
2. the Prioress's Tale and The Play of the Sacrament,
3. the Wife of Bath's Tale and Sir Gawen and Dame Ragnelle,
4. the Knight's Tale and Sir Launfal, or
5. the Miller's Tale and Dame Sirith.

Focus is very important.  Argue a very narrowly defined thesis.  Don't simply list all the similarities and differences between the works you're discussing.  Focus on one point that you'd like to make about the two works you're discussing and then argue that point.