The following presentation was created by students in Dr. Emilee Howland's ENGL 352 course. Students recently read Silence: A Thirteenth-Century French Romance by Heldris de Cornualles, translated by Sarah Roche-Mahdi. The novel tells the story of Silence, a young woman raised as a man in order to inherit her father’s wealth. As Silence navigates a world that demands conformity to gender roles, the text explores themes of identity, gender fluidity, and societal expectations. In response to the novel, students created projects that examined gender roles in the Middle Ages, reflecting on how historical, religious, and cultural forces shaped the lives of men and women during this time.