The Canturbery Tales
sophmore english 2007 with mrs. cook the canturbery tales
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- wife of bath
- really good at making clothes-bold-many husbands
- cook
- good chef-ulcer-humerous
- host
- owns the inn- police and wise- proposal to the people-
- yeoman
- hood of green, bow and arrow, not corrupt- st. christopher's medal
- Direct Characterization
- Auther makes direct statements about characters
- Indirect Characterization
- Auther reveals a characters personality through his or her actions,thoughts, or words
- friar
- right to beg-festive fellow-matchmaker0fixed trouble situtatuions-indulgences-messes with girls-does no work-drinkers
- knight
- chivalrous man not corrupt
- squire
- knight's son- strong, nice clothes, likes impressing people not corrupt though
- summoner
- carbuncles on face- speaks latin ( not really) - black beard- children afaird of him- drunk-blackmailing for excommunication -for a quart of wine
- lawyer
- successful-he knew everything abouthis job- deeding himself with land-corrupt
- guildsmen
- wealthy merchants- wives thought highly of them-trying to be someone they arent -trying to move up
- Exemplum
- A brief story used to make a point in an argument or to illustrate a moral truth.
- merchant
- multicolored -indebt- acts rich
- Narrator
- Chaucer. character in book and is thinking back on the story
- Narrative Archetypes
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- skipper
- pirate like- drinks- plake-owned maudelaybane(barge) didnt follow rules -not forgiving
- parson
- holy minded man- honest job- humle- shepherd- literally
- miller
- big dude- cocky- played bagpipes- red everything- meaures grain- weight the scales to his favor
- reeve
- old and ba tempered- nver be in debt- manager of an estate pockets the money- cant catch him b/c he's good at what he does- corrupt
- oxford cleric
- typical starving student
- nun
- madam eglantyne-counterfeit-possesions etcc.... corrupt
- franklin
- cheerful-offered home to anyone in need-love hosting dinners- indulged in sweets- optimistic-Sheriff
- plowman
- honest worker- perfect in all aspects - gave his moneyaway- selfless- crapy job
- monk
- old and strict-manly ,an- expensive furs-ignored codes for lifestyles-fat
- pardoner
- hyporcrite- sells fake relics- goat voice -story=greed =death--> refer to notes
- Allegory
- a symbolical narrative
- doctor
- claims he's perfect- love for money-cared for patients- not very religious-knew what he was ailing peolple