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Canterbury Tales Flashcards

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Knight

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true knight, not wearing fancy clothes because he just returned from war in his poor tunic

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Squire

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Only does a little training to gain women’s love, spent time curling his hair, all dressed up

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Yeoman

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Farmer, dressed in horn, armor, St. Christopher’s medal that guaranteed protection, only cares for himself

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Prioress

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Cares for animals only, fat (didn’t fast), dainty and proper, decked in gold

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Monk

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Fat, fancy boots, fancy horse, bridles that jiggled as loud as the church bells, uncloistered, didn’t follow the rules because it didn’t agree with his comfort zone

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Sergeant

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great lawyer, intimidating

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Franklin

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gives much food, angry at cook when not

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Haberdasher

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men’s furnishing

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Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter, Weaver, Carpet-maker

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wealthy, show off their mantles in church like a queen

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Cook

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excellent in cooking

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Shipman

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Thief - he stole wine from sleeping traders, killed any prisoners, excellent in sailing

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Friar

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doesn’t stay in monasteries, sold penances so that he could use the money on himself in bars, inns - he didn’t want to stay with the lowly

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Merchant

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Claims he is increasing in wealth, but he is in debt with loans and bargains

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Clerk

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He has education, but he loves books too much and loves teaching. Nerdy.

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Doctor

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extremely good in practicing, uses the course of favorable planets to medicate and examine

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Wife of bath

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Intimidating, sells merchandise of cloth, very large, married five times

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Parson

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Preaches gospel, gives to poor, loves God, follows Bible

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Plowman

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happy with job, loves God, cheerful doing all things

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Miller

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steals the grain instead of grinding it, charges three times the amount, had awful might, red beard, red wart, strong, foolish and said disgusting stories

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Manciple

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organizes food/resources for the lawyers, always wins over the educated men, hints he is cheating

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Reeve

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manages a master’s household, keeps treasury, uses that money to please the master

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Summoner

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Summon sinners, garlic breath, pimples incurable, bribed people for drinks, allowed immorality since its hinted he has prostitutes in his house

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Pardoner

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Gives out pardons by the church, likes to rob poor of 2 months pay, great speaker so he convinces them to pay

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Host

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jolly, creative, hospitable

25
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When did Geoffrey Chaucer live?

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1343-1400

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What does Canterbury show a picture of?

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medieval life

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How good a writer was Geoffrey?

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Third in line

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Describe the age this was written in.

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It was deeply Christian, highly Catholic

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Describe Chaucer’s life

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  • Born into a family of wine merchants
  • 14 years –> paige in the house of Countess Blanche
  • When Blanche marries prince John of Gaunt, son of King Edward…
  • 16 - squire, accompanies John’s armies to France
  • John of Gaunt buys him back (16 pounds) from France (special relationship because Chaucer credited his work to Blanche
  • Chaucer travels with John as diplomat (rich life) and secret missions.
  • When King Edward dies, Chaucer writes more
  • Even Shakespeare writes a play after a poem
  • Marries Filopa (lady in waiting to Edward’s queen)
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What was the language of Literature in that time and what was the Cant. tales written in

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French (bc of William the Conquerer). Cant. tales written in vernacular (language of the common people). It was as popular as the Bible at that time.

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What type of writing was it?

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Satire - writing that makes fun of human follies (clergy)
Characterization - how the author presents, describes, and introduces a character with specificity
Iambic pentameter/heroic couplets - first English writer to do that

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Who was he friends with?

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Wycliffe (of the lollands/early protestants), who wrote about church corruption

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What does the Canterbury Cathedral have specially?

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bones of Sir Thomas a Becket (King Henry’s best friend. Henry gave him Archbishop of Canterbury title, but when Thomas knows god, he wants to do things a different way. Overhearing Henry, Henry’s knights kill Thomas)

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Where do the 30 pilgrims meet?

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Southwark in the inn The Tabard.

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How many stories are in the book?

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23 (he died)

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Characterization

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Various means by which author develops a character

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Satire

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Genre that makes fun at human vice or folly

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Hypocrisy

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Person who says one thing but does another

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Theme

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Statement the work is making

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Motif

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Physical object that is a theme, reoccurring idea

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Exemplum

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Dramatic tale inserted in a sermon to underscore the main point of the sermon

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Philia

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Brother love, close friendships

43
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Storge

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Family love, bond of mutual protection

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Eros

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Physical love between husband and wife

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Agape

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How god loves us, self sacrificial love

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Summoner/friar

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Friar complains, summoner and friar agree to tell stories mocking each other

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Describe the holy friar

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Purged fairies, incubus, hurts people, steals virtues

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Knight

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Steals maiden, saved from queen, what do women want most, asks around, finds old lady on last day, promises, tells after one year one day but must marry the old lady

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Describe after wedding

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Knight complains about her age, poor, not fair, not noble

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Answer to question

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Women want sovereignty over husbands and lovers

51
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What does wife say in response about nobility/gentility

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To be gentle one must be virtuous, not rich.

If gentility came only from wealth, Then the villains would be gentle an you won’t be a gentleman.

Gentility comes from doing gentle acts and obeying noble creeds. It only comes from god.

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Wife’s response to poverty

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Christ chose poverty. Wouldn’t have chosen something shameful

Poor are those who whine, fret, covet are rich. Rich who those who have none but don’t covet.

Poor can dance and be comforted that thieves won’t come.

Poverty brings one close to God and teaches holiness, knowledge, who are true friends

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Response to age

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In charge of chastity. Would you rather old and ugly but loyal true and humble or young and petty but unfaithful

54
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When he submits to her what happens

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Becomes young and fair

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