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Canterbury Tales Background

September 15, 2007

Above is a pilgrimage scene from a stained glass window in Canterbury Cathedral

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Canterbury Tales Background

AssignmentRead pages 90-143

Review QuestionsAll Grammar ExercisesAll Vocabulary

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**What is a Prologue?***

An introduction or preface

, especially a poem recited to introduce a play. An introduction or introductory chapter, as to a novel.

An introductory act, event, or period.

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Canterbury Tales Background

Framing Narrative Device

Geoffrey Chaucer wanted to tell 120 different stories that was to be told by 30 peopleOriginally written in

Middle EnglishChaucer wrote about what he knew

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Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales BackgroundHe was

familiar with the annual pilgrimages from London CanterburyCanterbury is 55 miles Southeast of London

Canterbury is at the southern tip of England

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Canterbury Tales Background

It was tradition to travel in the Spring/Summer

to the Cathedral of CanterburyThe pilgrimage was to honor St. Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury

Becket was murdered in 1170Becket was made a saint, his remains lay entombed in the cathedral

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St. Thomas Becket

Archbishop of Canterbury from

1162 to 1170.Saint and martyr by both the

Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church.

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St. Thomas Becket

He engaged in a conflict with King Henry II over the rights and privileges of the Church

He was assassinated by followers of the king in Canterbury Cathedral.

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Canterbury Tales Background

Written between 1387 and 1400.

Group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England). **The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society

, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travel to Canterbury.**Chaucer intended that each pilgrim should tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two tales on the way back.

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Canterbury Tales Background

He never finished

his enormous project and even the completed tales were not finally revised. Scholars are uncertain about the order of the tales.As the

printing press had yet to be invented when Chaucer wrote his works, The Canterbury Tales has been passed down in several handwritten manuscripts

.

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The General Prologue

Geoffrey Chaucer starts the story

at the Tabard Inn, when a group of pilgrims join together

He describes almost all of the nine and twenty pilgrims in this company, each of whom practices a different trade (often dishonestly).

On the night before they leave, the

Host of the Tabard Inn

,

Harry Bailey

, proposes that he

joins them as a guide

and that each of the pilgrims should

tell tales (two on the outward journey, two on the way back);

whoever tells the best tale will

win a supper

, at the other pilgrims' cost when they return.

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The General Prologue

The pilgrims agree, and

Chaucer warns his readers that he must repeat each tale exactly as he heard it, even though it might contain frank language

. The next morning the company sets out, pausing at the Watering of St. Thomas, where

all draw straws, and the Knight is thus selected

to tell the first tale.

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Canterbury Tales Background

Purpose of pilgrimage= to pray for cures, solve their problems

30 pilgrims x 4 tales each = 120 total tales

Harry Bailey (Tabard Inn)= host/innkeeper, he is the pilgrim 30th, he is also the judge

****

Chaucer died before finishing

,

he finished

only 24 tales

in total

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Vocabulary page 97

SolicitousGarnished

AbsolutionCommission

- showing care or concern

- decorated; trimmed

- act of freeing someone of a sin

or criminal charge

- authorization; act of giving

authority to an individual

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Vocabulary page 97

SanguineAvouches

Prevarication

- confident; cheerful

- asserts positively; affirms

- evasion of truth

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Characterization pg 120

Characterization is the technique a writer uses to create and develop the personality of a character.

Direct characterization= stated outrightIndirect= suggested through details of appearance or action or by the character’s statements

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Social Commentary pg 120

Social commentary= is writing that offers insight into a society, its values, and its customs.

**Analyze difficult sentences by applying the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how to them.

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The ProloguePg 98 Characters

Several of the characters are described in minute detail

, e.g. social position, their professions, clothing, hair color, jewelry, etc.Characters tell stories that suit their personality

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Chaucer

Experts believe Chaucer is the narrator of The Canterbury Tales

Time Setting of the Canterbury Prologue takes place not long after 1170, during the height of pilgrimages to St. Thomas Becket’s tomb

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Pg 98 Characters

What does a miller do?

He processes grain with two large stones, you place grain in a tube.

And then horses or oxen would move the stones in order to grind themA miller would have been paid in flour

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The Knight’s Tale

General Prologue Lines 43-78: The Knight

Gentleman, followed chivalryTruth, honor,Very

courteousFought in the 100 Years WarParticipated in many battlesWell traveled and The perfect noble knight

He wore a

tunic of simple cloth

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The Squire

Lines 79-100: The Squire

The Knight’s son About 20 years old, a bachelor

Curly hairWears fine embroidered (colorful) clothesPracticing to be a knight“Fresh as the month of May”

Multi-talented

: jousting, dancing, sketching, and writing

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The Yeoman

Lines 103-121: The Yeoman

The Knight’s servantClothed in coat and hood of green.

A sheaf of peacock arrows bright and keenHe bore a mighty bowWore a brace on his arm

Sun-browned face

Wore a St. Christopher Medal

Forester

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Who does the Yeoman remind you of?

Robin Hood

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The Prioress

Lines 122-166: The Prioress

Head of a conventSpoke daintily in FrenchVery manneredVery entertaining,

pleasant, and friendlyDignifiedCharitably solicitous (caring)All sentiment

Elegant nose, small mouth

The Nun is traveling w/3 priests and another nun

Known as

Madam Eglantyne

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The Prioress

Lines 122-166: The Prioress

She is acting (pretending) to be high class, superior to others, but she is unsuccessfulIn church she sings through her noseShe tries to speak French, but she speaks in

inferior FrenchNot worldly enough to pull it off her image that she wants to portrayPhony

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Prioress= Phony/Fake

The Prioress reminds me of a local guy and when he opened an Italian Restaurant, he started talking in a fake Italian accent.

Can you think of anyone like the prioress?

Madonna/Britney Spears

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The Monk

Lines 169-211: The Monk

What is your impression of a monk?

Wealthy, has horses and dogs, likes to hunt, an outdoorsman

Wears jewelry

Fine clothes, fur on his sleeves

, and collar

Bald

Likes to eat, fat

and personable

Bulging eyes that glitter

Not a typical monk!

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The Friar

Lines 212-279: The Friar

What is a friar’s job?

Friars were suppose to beg and give to the poor

But, this Friar

would rather spend time w/ wealthy landowners

He

likes to drink

A

festive

fellow

Glib (superficial)

Sang well

He knew innkeepers & barmaids better than lepers

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The Friar

Lines 212-279: The Friar

Naturally gifted beggarHe took money from widowsHe took in more than he gave out

He played a harpHis name was HubertHe didn’t want to be with poor people

He took confessions and gave small penances

Corruption in the Catholic Church in the

1300’s

led to the

Protestant Revolt

by

John Wycliffe

And then in the

1500’s

additional revolts

were led by

John Calvin

and

Martin Luther

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The Friar

Lines 212-279: The Friar

Friars paid rent to the church for an area to beg

The Friar was very good at getting money out of peopleFriar didn’t care about the poor

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The Merchant

Lines 280-294: The Merchant

Short descriptionBeardBeaver hat

Dainty buckled shoesExpert at currency exchangeStately in negotiation

No one could tell if he was in debt or not

Harry Bailey

(the host)

did not know his name, because he was traveling w/30 people

, and you may not know everyone’s name

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The Oxford Cleric

Lines 295-318: The Oxford Cleric/Scholar

A student from OxfordStudied philosophyBoth he and horse were thin

Wore a very worn overcoatWould rather spend money on booksHe had but little gold within his suitcase

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The Sergeant of the Law

Lines 319-340: The Sergeant of the Law

Keen, wise, and dignifiedAn advisor to St. Paul's By

royal assignment he was an appointed judge in courtHe took large feesHis house was never short of food and pies

Successful in real estate

Very knowledgeable about the law

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The Franklin

Lines 341-370: The Franklin

White beardWealthy landownerSelf-satisfied, contented temperamentHe loved to dip his morning bread in wine.

His bread, his ale were always good and fine;No man had cellars better stocked with wine.

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The Haberdasher, Dyer, a Carpenter,Weaver

and Carpet-maker Lines 371-380:The Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter,

Weaver and Carpet-makerOne solemn, great

fraternity.Guild (Union) membersFreshly and new their gear, and well adorned it was;Their weapons were not cheaply shaped with brass

,

But all with silver; neatly made and well

Their belt and their purses too

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The Cook

Lines 389-397: The Cook

He boiled chickens with the marrow-bonesHe knew how to recognize a draught of London ale.

And he could roast and boil and broil and fry,And prepare a stew, and bake a tasty pie.

He had an

open sore on his shin (knee)

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The Skipper

Lines 398-421: The Skipper

A Successful SAILOR, living far out west;Came from Dartmouth

He rode a horse the best he couldLanyard- A dagger hanging on a cord had he about his neck, under his arm, and down.

Sunburned face

Skipper’s stealing wine and forcing prisoners to walk the plank

Often drank wine

He calculated the tides, currents, and the dangerous watersides

,

His vessel had been called the

Madeleine

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The Doctor

Lines 422-454: The Doctor

He was instructed in astronomy, he could calculate planetary positions. He

cared for and saved a patient many timesHe knew the cause of every sickness,In diet he was modest

He did not study the Bible, much.

His clothes were of blue and scarlet

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The Wife of Bath

Lines 455-486: The Wife of Bath

Who was somewhat deaf, it is a pityGap-toothed

She wanted to be first at Church, and if someone went up before, she wasn’t charitableGood seamstress

Fine dresses and stockings

(red),

extravagant hats, and new shoes

Married in church, 5x

She was

experienced in love

Well traveled

She traveled to

Jerusalem 3x

She was also to

Rome

and she even to Boulogne, and to

Spain

.

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The Parson

Lines 487-538: The Parson

A good man

A poor COUNTRY PARSON,Rich in holy thought and work

A

learned man

also, a clerk,

Patient, Devout, Gracious

Large parish

, he

visited the sick

no matter what the weather conditions

Used metaphors to preach

He

set an example to his flock

He was the opposite of the monk

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The Plowman

Lines 539-555: The Plowman

A PLOWMAN, and his brother,Hard workerThey

loaded and transported many carts with dung, and many otherLiving in peace and perfect charity.He loved God most

, and that with his whole heart

Was not materialistic

He'd thresh and dig, and never thought of wealth,

He

paid his taxes

with his labor and when necessary he would sell his possessions.

He rode a

mare

(female horse).

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The Miller’s Portrait

Lines 561-584: The Miller

StrongHuge in size (16 stone), big bone

WrestlerRed Beard/HairNose, Wart w/2 hairsSword & buckler at his side

Jester

Stole corn and charged 3x the price

Gold thumb

Bagpipe

Miller’s

name is Robin

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The College Manciple

Lines 585-604: The College Manciple

Steward or purchaser Learned in the art of buying victuals (food);

Came from the Inner Temple (Masonic Temple- Mason)Cash or credit, he knew all the rituals,

That

he knew the markets, watched them closely, and found himself ahead, he did quite nicely

Shameless wrangler, belligerent, lecherous

A

vulgar man

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The Reeve

Lines 605-640: The Reeve

A slender choleric manVery close shaveShort hairLong and lean

Estate ManagerHe understood farming and livestockNo auditor could ever find anythingHe

knew about cunning and deceit

;

They were

afraid of him

as of the death.

He had a nice cottage

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The Summoner

Lines 625-670: The Summoner

He gets people into church, he summons themHe had a fiery-red, cherubic face

,He had pimples and nothing could fix itWith black and scabby brows and

scanty beard

;

He had a

face that little children feared

.

He

loved garlic, onions, leeks

, and

loved to drink

strong blood red wine until dizzy.

Then he would

talk and shout as if he's crazy

.Then would he utter no word except Latin.

He was a

noble rascal

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The Pardoner

Lines 689-734: The Pardoner

Straight from the court of Rome had journeyed he.Loudly he sang "Come hither, love, to me,“

Long yellow locks, fell like rat tailsWith unbound hair, except his cap, head all bare.

As

shiny eyes

he had as a hare.

He had a fine

Veronica (relic)

sewed to his cap.

His

knapsack

lay before him in his lap,

stuffed full with pardons

brought from Rome all hot.

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The Pardoner

Lines 689-734: The Pardoner

A voice that sounded like a goat.Feminine features

I think he was a gelding (castrated) or a mare.He sold relics

“For in his bag he had a

pillow-case

Of which he said, it was Our True Lady's veil:

He said he had a piece of the very

sail

that good Saint Peter had, on the time he sailed

In that one day he

gathered more money than the parson in two months

, that easy”.

He

used flattery and preached with his smooth tongue

.

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Host-

Harry Bailey, Tabard Inn

High class hostelryOur Host gave us welcomeHis eyes were brightHis girth a little wide

Bold in speechYet wise and full of tactMerry hearted man

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Past and Past Perfect Tenses

Past tense

Past perfect tense

is a verb showing an action or a conditionthat began and ended in the past

Indicates an action or a condition

that ended before another past

action began

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Past and Past Perfect Tenses

This estimable (esteem) Merchant so had set

His wits to work, none knew he was in debt…

PAST PERFECT TENSE

PAST TENSE

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