The Clerk's Tale and the expectation of astonishment
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Penelope Fitzgerald mentions this as one of the stories that developed her love of plots with a twist at the end. But it appeared on the 1970 A-level exam with this question: 'Whatever its other merits, The Clerk's Tale does not achieve its effects primarily through surprise.' So is it a plot with a twist or not?
The Clerk's Tale and the expectation of astonishment
The Clerk's Tale and the expectation of…
The Clerk's Tale and the expectation of astonishment
Penelope Fitzgerald mentions this as one of the stories that developed her love of plots with a twist at the end. But it appeared on the 1970 A-level exam with this question: 'Whatever its other merits, The Clerk's Tale does not achieve its effects primarily through surprise.' So is it a plot with a twist or not?