The Canterbury Tales

Shire

A county in the midlands of Great Britain

Either he was honest or he was good at lying and hiding things

Talking about the reeve, what is significant about this quote "No one had ever caught him in arrears."

Land owner and county council member

What else was the Franklin besides his job?

Harp

What instrument did the friar play?

It's a saddle horse and it shows us that he really cared about riding since the horse was always ready

What is a palfrey and why is it important to describe the monk?

A pirate basically

What is a skipper basically?

Hubert

What is the Friars name?

Every pilgrim must tell 4 stories (2 there and 2 going back) and the pilgrim with the best stories gets a free supper,

What is the Hosts plan?

Assistant to lawyer

What is the Manciples job?

A prioress

What is the Nun?

Madam Englantyne

What is the Nuns name?

A forester

What is the Yeoman?

Tax collector or sheriff

What is the franklins job?

The Tabard and in Southwark

What is the name of the inn and what town is it in?

Introduce characters and gives setting

What is the purpose of the prologue.

Can sing, play flute, and dance

What talents does the squire have?

Buy food for pilgrims

What was the Manciples job on the pilgrimage?

Typical and pleasant, like a shepherd

What was the Parson like?

Getting money from people, wealthy or poor

What was the friar good at?

Land manager, in charge of a manor

What was the job of the Reeve?

The Maudelayne

What was the name of the skippers boat?

He was illiterate but knew all the laws

What was unusual about the Manciple and why?

Didn't read the bible

What was unusual about the doctor?

Gladly learn and teach

What will the Oxford cleric gladly do?

Relics, no, our lady's veil,

What would the pardoner try and sell? Where they real? Give an example.

April and spring, its easter which is significant because they are going to the holy land

What's the month and season and why is this appropriate?

To Canterbury to visit the shrine of Thomas à Bekket

Where are they going and why?

At the back

Where did the Reeve ride on the pilgrimage?

Women and the rich

Who did the friar associate with? (Two types of people)

The Franklin because he lives for pleasure

Who is an epicurean and why?

Squire

Who is the Knights son?

The knight, he will be the first to tell his story

Who is the first pilgrim described and why is it appropriate?

The plowman

Who is the parsons brother?

The pardoner

Who rode with the summoner?

The knight

Who tells the first story?

Serjeant at the law, he's a court majestry

Who was a lawyer that acts as a judge in court and is appointed by the king?

The woman of bath because she had already married 5 men so the church refused to marry her

Who was married at a church door and why?

The apothecary, scam the patients so that they made more money

Who was the doctor in business with? What would they do?

St. Christopher and he's the patron saint of foresters

Who was the saint that Yeoman had on his medal and what is this saint the patron of?

A haberdasher, a dyer, a carpenter, a weaver, and a carpet-maker

Who were the 5 guilds men?

Chaucer and the host

Who were the two pilgrims to join the journey which makes the number 31 pilgrims instead of 29?

To try and look important and powerful

Why did the nun go with another nun and 3 priests?

To be a judge and to guide

Why does the host go? 2 reasons

He lets people eat at his house and it was free to the county

Why is the Franklin hospitable?

because he dresses differently in bright clothes

Why is the Squire not very typical?

To show respect to his father and to impress girls

Why is the Squire on the pilgrimage?

Attends the knight

Why is the Yeoman on the pilgrimage?

To give thanks

Why is the knight on the pilgrimage?

Yes

Would the summoner drop the summons if people paid him?

Drawing lots

How do the pilgrims decide who tells the first story?

29

How many people enter the inn?

31

How many pilgrims go on the journey?

Good, sing loud so that he could get more money

How would the pardoner act in church? What would he do? Look at lines 716-720.

He knew their secrets so they had to do as he said

How would the summoner blackmail people?

Yeoman, St. Christopher is the patron saint of travelers and foresters

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "A medal of St. Christopher he wore, Of shining silver on his breast."

Knight, find out why this quote is important!!

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "And in his bearing modest maid. He never yet a boorish thing had said, In all his life to any, come what might; He was a true, a perfect gentle-knight."

The woman of bath, knew of the mistakes and problems with love but she didn't care

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "And knew the remedies for love's mischances, An art in which she knew the oldest dances."

Reeve, good at bargaining

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "He had grown rich and had a store of treasure, Well tucked away, yet out it came to pleasure, His with subtle loans or gifts of goods,"

Squire, he stayed up all night because he was courting ladies

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "He loved so hotly that till dawn grew pale, He slept as little as a nightingale."

The plowman, he did what the bible told him

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "He was an honest worker, good and true, Living in peace and perfect charity, And, as the gospel bade him, so did he, Loving God best with all his heart and mind."

The miller, loved playing the bagpipes

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "He wore a hood of blue and a white coat. He like to play his bagpipes up and down, And that was how he brought us out of town."

The merchant, he kept it a secret that he was in debt because he is a merchant

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "His wits to work, none knew he was in debt."

The skipper, describes how he is a sneaky but good pirate and he doesn't follow good rules and he would make his prisoners walk the plank.

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "Many a draft of vintage, red and yellow, He'd drawn at Bordeaux, while the trader snored. The nicer rules of conscience he ignored. If, when he fought, the enemy vessel sank, He sent his prisoners home; they walked the plank."

The doctor, knows the best cures because the stars tell him what they are

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "No one alive could talk as well as he did, On points of medicine and of surgery, For, being grounded in astronomy."

Serjeant at the law, he knew every law by heart, he's very knowledgeable

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "No one could pinch a comma from his screeds, And new every statute off by rote."

The parson, he is willing to help everyone anywhere

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "Wide was his parish, with houses far asunder, Yet he neglected not in rain or thunder, In sickness or in grief, to pay a call On the remotest, whether great or small,"

The friar, it tells us that he will hear confession if he gets paid or gets a gift

This quote describes who? And why is it important? "With pleasant absolution, for a gift. He was an easy man in penance giving, Where he could hope to make a decent living."

Yes and he has a gross ulcer on his knee

Was the Cook a good cook? What was unusual about him?

Must be entertaining and moral

What 2 rules must the stories abide?

Spoke French to impress people, cared about manners and people, wore makeup and jewelry, and had a brooch that says 'love conquers all' in Latin

What are some things that make the nun not typical?

His people and helping everyone

What did the Parson care about?

Gold

What did the doctor care about?

A tabard (a short jacket) and rode a mare

What did the plowman wear and what did he ride?

That they are respected because they are called madam

What do the 5 guilds men's wives like?

Not describing a character accurately and not putting the characters in correct order

Chaucer asks for forgiveness for what two things?

Shows that he spends all of his money on books so he has no money to buy food for his horse or himself.

What does it mean when the book is talking about the Oxford cleric and says "his horse is thinner than a rake, and he was not to fat I undertake."

Hunt

What does the monk love to do?

Trading routes and hiding places

What does the skipper know best? (2 things)

Summon people to court

What does the summoner do as a job?

Owns grey hounds, doesn't study all day, doesn't care about cost of things so he just buys whatever he needs and wants, and wears a lovers knot

Things to know about the monk?