week 7 Flashcards
1
Q
the miller in the GP
A
- dishonesty = his tumb is pressing down on the scale, getting himself more gold (tumb of gold)
- delight in telling dirty stories (sin and obscenity)
- plays the bagpipe (eating a lot and interested in sex)
–> bagpipe is symbol for belly and cock
2
Q
complexions
A
- phlegmatic (phlegm)
- choleric (yellow bile)
- sanguine (blood)
- melancholic (black bile)
3
Q
medieval biology books
A
go back to the 2nd century BC: physiologus
- herbal (plants)
- lapidaries (stones)
- bestiaries (animals)
each description consists of:
- illustrations
- natura (description)
- signification (moral/allegorical interpretation)
4
Q
sanguine complexion
A
- red-cheeked
- plump
- merry, sociable and generous
- easily angered, but easily out of anger
- hopeful
- good sleeper
- sexually very active
–> Alison
5
Q
humours
A
yellow bile (fire: hot + dry)
black bile (earth: cold + moist)
blood (air: hot + moist)
phlegm (water: cold + dry)
6
Q
melancholic complexion
A
- lean, thin but a big eater
- bad sleeper
- opinionated
- anxious or worried
- long angered
- fearful dreams
- sentimental
- bookish
–> Nicholas
7
Q
choleric complexion
A
- tall and lean
- good memory
- ambitious
- easily angered and angry for a long time
- very nervous
- vindictive
- extremely lecherous
–> Absolon
8
Q
phlegmatic complexion
A
- white, pale
- fat
- excessive sleeper
- slow
- dull in learning
- cowardly
- not interested in sex
–> John
