Middle English Notes Flashcards
1
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- Described to be well traveled and desirable, emphasizing her lure
- Authoritative, biblical, strait forward
- She challenges the traditional gender roles
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The wife of baths
2
Q
- The narrator
- Talkative and true to his word, judge mental
- Lighthearted, tries to keep people in check
- Lower class status business and and trade worker
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Host
3
Q
- Poor man but rich in faith and kind deeds
- He is patient through adversity and gave as much as he
- The author is inspired by him and he is a good man
- Never starized
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The parson
4
Q
studious and not religious, unemployed, respectful, strait forward, well educated
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Oxford Cleric
5
Q
- He wears blood red garments
- Relies on superstitions and astrology
- Not very religious
- Chaucer uses lots of sarcasm with him (ridiculing and condemning)
- Middle class, keeps his money close
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The doctor
6
Q
- bulging eyes, untrustworthy and greedy
- Uses satire to exaggerate his greediness and untruthful ways in his profession
- Most likely in the lower class
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The Pardoner
7
Q
- tough, successful sailor, lacks wealth
- Rode a farmers horse
- Talked enthusiastically about him, he
- Privateer, not a part of the church
- Low middle class,
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The skipper
8
Q
- egotistical
- He is not a good person, he doesnt care what people think of him
- He’s a lower class
- He gets drunk all the time and likes onions and garlic
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The summoner
9
Q
- Modest and quiet
- Her job is to feed the poor but she feeds her dogs instead
- Chaucer pokes fun at her as she has a big forehead
- He says she is a very polite and peaceful lady
- Represents a reverend person bc of her sympathies and tender feelings
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The nun
10
Q
- Big and heavy, had a sword and shield that he carried
- He plays the bagpipes as they left town
- His tone is satirical because he makes fun of him
- He was a lower class character
- Does rough work for a living
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The miller
11
Q
- great horse rider and he is fat with a skinny head
- Dresses in fine furs and expensive clothes
- High middle class, has many horses, very well fed
- High class but not as high as a king
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The monk
12
Q
- old, choleric and thin
- He is a hungry liar
- Wealthy, awkward, dresses rich but looks sickly
- He was a part of the lower class but he became wealthy
- Managed a large estate
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The reeve
13
Q
- he is very good at his job
- He wears nice clothing
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the lawyer
14
Q
- selfless, working man, lobed his job
- He gives to the poor even though he isn’t wealthy
- Think he’s in lower class because he does manual laborer
- that carted manure
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the plowman
15
Q
Why did William, duke of Normandy, invade England? What year did this occur?
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William felt betrayed that King Edward did not hand him the throne so he invaded England in 1066.
16
Q
What was feudalism?
A
the feudal system; the social, economic, and politalc system of Europe in the Middle Ages. Under this system, individuals gave military and other services to their overlords in return for protection and land. The ultimate overlord was the king
