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Chaucer- Tales - Flashcards

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Class:ENGL 112 - Chaucer
Subject:English
University:George Washington University
Term:Spring 2011
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Knight's Tale
Miller's Tale
Reeve's Tale
Cook's Tale
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Man of Law's Tale
The Wife of Bath's Tale
The Friar's Tale
Pardoner's Tale
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Clerk's Tale
Merchant's Tale
Squire's Tale
Physician's Tale
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Manciple's Take
Franklin's Tale
Shipman's Tale
  • Merchant had a beautiful wife and a friend who was a monk
  • wife tells the monk that she has no lust for her husband and owes a debt of 100 francs and asks the monk for money
  • Monk asked merchant to borrow 100 francs
  • gave the money to the wife, in exchange for sex
  • merchant asked for the money back from the monk, but monk said he already gave it back to his wife
  • merchant slightly angered by wife because she didn't tell him
  • Merchant and wife had sex
Prioress's Tale
  • Opened a school for Christin children that a widow's angelic son, who was 7 years old and deeply devoted to his faith, attended
  • He learned Latin so that he could sing songs
  • On his way home he would sing- Jews hired someone to slit his throat
  • Boy, even though his throat was slit, began singing in the pit he was cast into
  • Mary put a grain on his tongue to allow him to speak
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Monk's Tale
  • going to tell a tale of tragedy (or 2 or 3)
  • Knight interrupts the monk stating that there is also happiness that he should speak of
Tale of Sir Topas
  • Chaucer- described as a 'poppet', 'elvish face'
  • Tells story of Sir Topas who had lots of women brought to him to have sex, but he is chaste
  • Says he is in love with the elf queen and searches for her
  • finds a giant named Olifaunt who he needs to fight
  • host stops Chaucer's story
Nun's Priest's Tale
  • Chaunticlear- rooster, 7 paramours- favorite was Pertolet
  • Kept having dreams about a hound that wanted to kill him
  • LOTS of Sex
  • Captured by the fox, then outsmarts the fox
Second Nun's Tale
  • About St. Cecelia
  • dreaded the day that should would have to marry and give up her virginity
  • Told husband on wedding night that an angel would slay him if he touched her vulgarly
  • Angel presents Cecelia and Valerian with flower crowns that will never wilt
  • convinced his brother Tiberious to get baptized
  • ordered Cecelia to be boiled to death
  • Tried to decapitate her, 3 strokes to the neck, dying for 3 days
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Cannon's Yeoman's Tale
  • Alchemists
  • Man who seems most worthy cannot be trusted
  • A cannon tricks a priest into giving him money for his skills in making gold and silver.
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 Knight's Tale
 Miller's Tale
 Reeve's Tale
 Cook's Tale
 Man of Law's Tale
 The Wife of Bath's Tale
 The Friar's Tale
 Pardoner's Tale
 Clerk's Tale 
 Merchant's Tale 
 Squire's Tale
 Physician's Tale
 Manciple's Take
 Franklin's Tale
 Shipman's Tale
  • Merchant had a beautiful wife and a friend who was a monk
  • wife tells the monk that she has no lust for her husband and owes a debt of 100 francs and asks the monk for money
  • Monk asked merchant to borrow 100 francs
  • gave the money to the wife, in exchange for sex
  • merchant asked for the money back from the monk, but monk said he already gave it back to his wife
  • merchant slightly angered by wife because she didn't tell him
  • Merchant and wife had sex

 Prioress's Tale
  • Opened a school for Christin children that a widow's angelic son, who was 7 years old and deeply devoted to his faith, attended
  • He learned Latin so that he could sing songs
  • On his way home he would sing- Jews hired someone to slit his throat
  • Boy, even though his throat was slit, began singing in the pit he was cast into
  • Mary put a grain on his tongue to allow him to speak

 Monk's Tale
  • going to tell a tale of tragedy (or 2 or 3)
  • Knight interrupts the monk stating that there is also happiness that he should speak of

 Tale of Sir Topas
  • Chaucer- described as a 'poppet', 'elvish face'
  • Tells story of Sir Topas who had lots of women brought to him to have sex, but he is chaste
  • Says he is in love with the elf queen and searches for her
  • finds a giant named Olifaunt who he needs to fight
  • host stops Chaucer's story

 Nun's Priest's Tale
  • Chaunticlear- rooster, 7 paramours- favorite was Pertolet
  • Kept having dreams about a hound that wanted to kill him
  • LOTS of Sex
  • Captured by the fox, then outsmarts the fox

 Second Nun's Tale
  • About St. Cecelia
  • dreaded the day that should would have to marry and give up her virginity
  • Told husband on wedding night that an angel would slay him if he touched her vulgarly
  • Angel presents Cecelia and Valerian with flower crowns that will never wilt
  • convinced his brother Tiberious to get baptized
  • ordered Cecelia to be boiled to death
  • Tried to decapitate her, 3 strokes to the neck, dying for 3 days

 Cannon's Yeoman's Tale
  • Alchemists
  • Man who seems most worthy cannot be trusted
  • A cannon tricks a priest into giving him money for his skills in making gold and silver.

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