Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales 2023
journey to a sacred place, usually religious in nature
pilgrimage
story in which other narratives are told
frame story
a work that makes fun of something or someone
satire
visible forms of the feudal system
knights and chivalry
None
political rights...
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Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales 2023
journey to a sacred place, usually religious in nature
pilgrimage
story in which other narratives are told
frame story
a work that makes fun of something or someone
satire
visible forms of the feudal system
knights and chivalry
None
political rights of women
expectations of medieval women
raise children and tend to house and farm
Black Death or bubonic plague
spread by the fleas of infested rats
lower class, middle class, upper-middle class
the three city classes
Chaucer was the first to be buried here
Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey
English language
Chaucer was the first to popularize this
Spring
When the pilgrimage takes place
Becket's tomb
Where the pilgrims are bound
the host and guide of the pilgrimage and owner of the Tabard Inn at Southwark;
comes up with the idea of telling tales to pass the time on the journey (lines 812-
815)
Harry Bailey
29
Number of pilgrims on the journey (not counting Chaucer and Harry Bailey)
narrator and poet-pilgrim
Chaucer's role in the Canterbury Tales
Four - two on the way to Canterbury and two on the way back
Number of tales each pilgrim will tell
Springtime symbolizes renewal and new life, indicating the pilgrims are looking
for spiritual renewal.
What is significant about the time of year the pilgrimage takes place?
Elvis Presley's birthplace, Vietnam War Memorial, Woodstock
Types of secular pilgrimages
He was satirizing people from all walks of life, so he had to be sure he was doing
it in a way that would not insult anyone personally.
Why did Chaucer have to be careful how he wrote the Canterbury Tales?
To give social background of the pilgrims; to tell how each person is dressed
What are the purposes of the prologue?
, He is going to tell about each one according to his/her station in life. The knight is
first because he is of nobility.
Why does Chaucer begin with the knight?
Feudal system
a social, caste, property, and military system based on hierarchy
Chivalry
A system of ideals and social codes governing the behavior of knights and
gentlewomen
English Poetry
Chaucer is often called the Father of this.
He was a soldier, member of Parliament, Justice of the Peace, ambassador, and
served under the different kings: Edward III, Richard II, and Henry IV.
Being born of average birth, how did Chaucer know so much about nobility?
Chaucer's satirical way of describing the Nun as being large
"She was by no means undergrown."
The Knight - a true gentleman
"He never yet a boorish thing had said / In all his life to any, come what might"
The Squire; a lover, not a fighter yet; a knight-in-training.
He loved so hotly that til dawn grew pale / He slept as little as a nightingale.
The Yeoman - servant of the knight
A farmer and wood crafter / "A proper forester"
The Nun - very squeamish and dramatic; almost too nice
"She used to weep if she but saw a mouse / Caught in a trap..."
The Monk - worldly; not a true man of God
"And took the modern worlds more spacious way."
Chaucer's satirical description of the Friar
Sweetly he heard his penitents at shrift /
With pleasant absolution, for a gift. /
He was an easy man in penance-giving
Where he could hope to make a decent living.
Satirical description of the Friar.
This worthy's name was Hubert, it appeared.
He is not a worthy minister at all. He takes money from people in exchange for
penance and is too good to go among the poor and sick.
Why is ironic that Chaucer calls the Friar worthy?
He was captured by the French, but King Edward III paid 16 pounds for his
release, a hefty sum at the time.
What happened to Chaucer during the Hundred Years War?
The Nun
"She was all sentiment and tender heart."
The Merchant
"He was an expert at currency exchange."
The Oxford Cleric - prefers knowledge to worldly things
By his bed / He preferred having twenty books in red / And black, of Aristotle&s
philosophy, / To having fine clothes, fiddle or psaltery."
The Oxford Cleric - he is poor but rich in spirit and humility
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