Critical quotes and context Chaucer Flashcards
1
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What is May?
A
Elaine Hansen - “devised out of January’s thoughts”
1
Q
January picking a wife
A
Tolliver - “January shops for a bride”
2
Q
Against paganism
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1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 - each of you should learn to control your own body… not in passionate lust like the pagans.
3
Q
Senec
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(Seneca, a Roman Stoic philosopher). The Stoics believed that people lead good lives through their actions and that while material things like wealth and sex are not inherently bad, SELF-CONTROL should follow
4
Q
Why is social climbing praised?
A
People were rebuilding their lives and there was a lot of social upheaval such as the Peasant’s Revolt over taxation and the Black Death, which killed of 40% of England’s population. This was known as ‘New Money’ – The Merchant’s business.
