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English (canterbury tales) Flashcards

1
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The author of the Canterbury Tales?

A

Geoffrey Chaucer

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How did all the characters end up together?

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They are all going on a pilgrimage to the same place.

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Who’s tales did we read?

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The Knight, The Pardoner, The Wife of Bath’s Tale, The Nun’s Priest

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What is the conflict between Arcite and Palamon?

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They are both in love with Emily.

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What are the three types of irony?

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verbal, situational, dramatic

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What were the tales originally written in?

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Middle English

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What are the names of the Knights/Warriors in the Knight’s Tales?

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Arcite and Palamon

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What character shows greed despite warning against it?

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The Pardoner

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What is the poetic meter in the stories?

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Iambic pentameter

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What’s one of the rules listed in the knight’s code of chivalry?

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Respect the honor of women
At all times speak the truth

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How is the text laid out?

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frame narrative; stories within a story

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What are the tree significant traits of the Wife of Bath

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deaf in one ear, married 5 times, gap-tooth, wears high-quality things

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Example of irony that we have read? What kind of irony is it?

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Verbal irony in the Pardoner’s Tale: 3 brothers said the would destroy death, when in reality they all end up dead.

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What is personification, when is it used?

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Giving non-human things human traits. The Nun’s Priest’s Tale: with the chickens.
The pardoner’s tale: with death

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When were these stories written?

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late 1300, early 1400

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16
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How do they decide which tale is best?

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Which tale is the best morality and general pleasure

17
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What does the pardoner do?

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He sells old relics to people and tells people he will “forgive” their sins for money

18
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What does the knight have to do in the Wife of Bath’s Tale to save his life?

A

He has to find out what women truly desire

19
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what are four overall values of chivalry

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Honor, honesty, loyalty, bravery

20
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what are two medieval social constructs used in these tales?

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courtly love
the rules of chivalry
gender roles
importance/corruption of the church

21
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Which class is each character whose tales we read?

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the knights: Nobility/royalty
Nuns priest: clergy
the pardoner: clergy
wife of bath: middle class

22
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What is the moral of the Pardoners Tale?

A

to not be greedy

23
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How are the canterbury tales satire?

A

They are making fun of the catholic church, relationships between men and women, and other social issues.

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