Middle Ages Literature

Question 1

Beowulf
Setting

Answer 1

Scandinavia

Question 2

Beowulf
Style

Answer 2

Epic poem
-> long and narrative poem in which heroes perform valorous deeds

Question 3

Beowulf
Summary

Answer 3

Scandinavian hero Beowulf gains fame as a young man by vanquishing the monster Grendel and Grendel’s mother. Later, as an ageing king, he kills a dragon but dies soon after, hanourd and lamented

Question 4

Elements from angelo-saxon found in beowulf

Answer 4

• admiration of courage and loyalty
• respect for rank/status
• loyalty was rewarded
• heroism and courage provided some control in life
• people wanted fame to be remembered after death

Question 5

Beowulf
Writer

Answer 5

Not know who wrote Beowulf or how old it is
- Beowulf is the protagonist of the story

Question 6

Canterbury tales
Setting

Answer 6

Road to canterbury

Question 7

Canterbury tales
Style

Answer 7

Collection of tales, characters in the general prologue appear in different tales

Question 8

Canterbury tales
Summary

Answer 8

A frame story about a group of pilgrims travelling to Canterbury in order to visit the shrine of St Thomas Becket

Question 9

Canterbury tales
Writer

Answer 9

Geoffry Chaucer
-> had great knowledge of languages and was influenced by the Italians
(He is know as the father of english literature)

Question 10

The nun’s Priest tale
Setting

Answer 10

Small cottage

Question 11

The nun’s Priest tale
Style

Answer 11

Fable
-> a short story describing the actions of animals who have been given human characteristics (always a clear moral to the story)

Question 12

The nun’s Priest tale
Summary

Answer 12

Chauntecleer is a rooster that belongs to a poor old widow. He tells his favourite hen, Petelote about a nightmare Chauntecleer gets approached by a fox who grabs him, but Chauntecleer tricks him and escapes