The Nun's Priest's Tale Flashcards
what is this story envoking?
animal fables and rhetoric
what word is used to describe wise sayings?
sentientia(e)
why use a beast fable?
inflate satire of learning and moralizing rhetoric
how is playful irony used?
Cock forgets about fox because of sex
doesn’t notice nightmare is a fox (natural predator)
this is a _____ tragic
mock
what is dream theory?
medieval lit, fate or divine providence
what are the 4 bodily humors?
blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm
which bodily humor does Pertelote say Chauntecleer has?
black bile, melancholic, spleen (excess choler)
What do Chauntecleer and pertelote believe these dreams/ troubles are?
Cock: prophetic, warnings
Wife: physiological, black bile/ choler
what examples does Chauntecleer use to explain this dream?
Oxen told man about its death, ghost warns a man not to set sail, Saint Kenelm dreamt his death
what other story shows that listening to women is fatal?
Paradise Lost
how does the fox entice Chauntecleer?
deception and flattery
why does the fox drop him?
Cock says to taunt his pursuers
what does Chauntecleer say after he gets released by the fox?
his lesson is learnt
