The Canterbury Tales Flashcards
What is the name of the author?
Geoffrey Chaucer
What did Geoffrey Chaucer write?
The Canterbury Tales
Who is the god of the west wind?
Zephyrus
The name of the poeple going to pilgrims
.Palmers
Lover
Knight Bachelor to admire
Age was twenty years
An average height
Have a great ability
He can sang
Good verse and song he can composed
Could dance, drew and wrote gracefully
Squire
A worthy man
A valiant man
He never spoke unkindly
Never played
A serious man
He fought for his Lord
Knight
Wore a necklace
Servant
Had a sheaf of arrows
Archer
Yeoman
What clothing did the knight wore underneath his armor?
Hauberk
What clothing did the Knight wore other than Hauberk and Armor?
Fustian Tunic
She wears a wimple
Prioress
A combat on horseback between two knights with lances especially as part of a tournament.
Joust
The Knight rode on a ______.
Horse
Saint Christopher is the patron saint of _________.
Travelers
Very simple one and coy
Called as Madam Eglantine
NUN
Can speak in French fluently
She learn a table manners
Have a well form nose, eyes gray as glass
She wore rosary around her wrist
Prioress
She wears a cloak.
Prioress
A wanton one
He talk idle;
and speak with a flair/smartly
A marriage arranger
He was a pillar of brotherhood
Knows every confession
He sang quite well
His strength like any wrestler’s of renown
He knew all the tavern well in every town, hosteler and barmaid
He dressed like a pope
Friar
Manly man
Had dainty horses in the stable
When he rode, his riddle might you hear
He let old things pass away;
And let the modern have its day
His opinion was always good
His head was bald and shinier that glass
A shiny face
He love a fat swan
Monk
Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter, Tapestry Maker and Waver were also known as the five _________________.
Guilds Men
Clothed in the livery
Their gear was polished up till it would pass
Their knives were mounted not with brass
Finely wrought array
Their belts and pouches were in every way
they had enough income and property
Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter, Tapestry Maker and Waver
a country gentleman farmer who wasn’t born into a prominent family but was wealthy.
Has beard with lily-white
Complexion was a healthy red
He enjoyed dipping his morning bread in wine.
Great householder
A devotee of all delights that lure us
A rich man
Franklin
A lawyer who served at the court
He was respectful man
His profession make him wealthy
Have a exclusive right for something
Quality of having great knowledge
A buyer a land
A busy man
He is very popular in each court
No can question him
He wore a simple multicolored coat
Seargent of the Law/Lawyer
He was hardly fat
Quite disgusting
Far off from handsome
He hold lots of books
He mostly study than hanging out with his friend
Books is more important than him
He spent mostly in reading
He make something critical/he explain long.
His highest moral virtue was his speech.
He would gladly learn and gladly teach.
Oxford Student
With forked beard
Flemish beaver hat
He spoke pomp on everything
Dignified
He was a worthy fellow all the same
He managed his deal well
And used his brain skillfully when it comes to his business.
Merchant
He knew how to boil and roast and broil and fry
He knew right off a draught of London ale
He made blancmange
Cook
