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12th Grade English 1 st Quarter Exercise on The Canterbury Tales Prologue Part I. Identification (30 points total) 1. “But he would not be kept by rain or thunder,” is an example of the dedication of the Parson to his parishioners. Explicitly stating that no matter the weather he would fai...

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12th Grade English 1st Quarter

Exercise on The Canterbury Tales Prologue

Part I. Identification (30 points total)


1. “But he would not be kept by rain or thunder,” is an example of the dedication of the Parson to

his parishioners. Explicitly stating that no matter the weather he would faithfully perform his

priestly duties for his parishioners.


2. The Woman of Bath with “Her stockings were of finest scarlet-red, laced lightly,” the

extravagance of her stockings indicated she had been a wealthy high class woman her whole life.


3. Courtesy a trait of the Knight, he was “Meek as a girl and gentle in his ways.” Proving that he

was polite in attitude and behavior towards others.


4. The Oxford Student was studious “And gladly would he learn” because learning and

knowledge was his priority so he would rather spend money on books then on luxurious clothes.


5. On the pilgrimage there were twenty-nine travelers, traveling to the city of Canterbury.


Part II. Character Descriptions (70 points total)


6. The Squire of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales Prologue he is the son of the Knight, a young

man yet dressed as a spring meadow, a lover, and generous. Chaucer makes a guess that the age

of Squire was near “twenty years” also implying that usually squires are not so young in age.

Furthermore, he describes Squire's dress as “a spring meadow” with “embroidered flowers, red

and white,” his short coat with “its sleeves were long and wide.” When night fell the young

Squire could not get any sleep at all the same as a “nightingale” because “his love” became “so



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