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FIVE CANTERBURY TALES

FIVE CANTERBURY TALES. GEOFFREY CHAUCER. CHAPTER 1. CHAPTER 2: The Knight’s Tale. When ? Long ago Where ? In Greece (Athens, Thebes ) Who ? Duke Theseus , The Amazons , Queen Hippolyta , Emely , Creon , Arcite , Palamon . What ?

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FIVE CANTERBURY TALES

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  1. FIVE CANTERBURY TALES GEOFFREY CHAUCER

  2. CHAPTER 1

  3. CHAPTER 2: TheKnight’s Tale • When? Long ago • Where? In Greece (Athens, Thebes) • Who? DukeTheseus, TheAmazons, QueenHippolyta, Emely, Creon, Arcite, Palamon. • What? • DukeTheseus won thewarwiththeAmazons and marriedtheirQueen, Hippolyta. • Theseus, Hippolyta and Emelywentto Athens. • Ontheirwaytheycametothecity of Thebes. • Theretheyfoundlots of womencryingbecausetheycouldn’tburytheirrelativeskilled in thewarwithCreon. • TheseusfoughtCreon and won thewar.

  4. What? • Theseus’ menhurttwo of Creon’sKnights: Arcite and Palamon (cousins). • Arcite and Palamonbecameprisoners in Athens. • Theyfell in lovewithEmely, so theybecameenemies. • Arcitecame back toThebes free. • Arcitewent back to Athens because he lovedEmely. • Palamonescapedfromprison and foundArcite in theforest. Theystartedtofight. • Theseustoldthemtogoaway and come back in a yearwithonehundredKnights. • Theyfought and Arcite won but he ishurt and died. • So, PalamonmarriedEmely.

  5. CHAPTER 3: TheWife of Bath’s Tale • When? King Arthur’s Time • Where? Camelot • Who? Tarquin, Lucretia, King Arthur, QueenGuinevere, anuglyoldwoman • What? • TarquintookLucretiaon a hillfarfromCamelot. • King Arthur: “When a knightfromCamelottreats a womanbadly, he must die.” • QueenGuineverefeltsorryforTarquin, so shechangedthepunishment. • Punishment: in a year he hadtofindtheanswertothisquestion “What do womenwantmost of all? • Anuglyoldwomantoldhimtheanswer: “theywantto rule theirhusbands”. • Then, Tarquinmustpaytheoldwoman back so he marriesher. • When he kisseshershebecomes a beautifulyoungwoman.

  6. CHAPTER 4:THE CLERK OF OXFORD’S TALE • Where? Saluzzo (Italy) • Who? King Walter, Griselda, Vera, Fidelio • What? • King Walter issadbecause he had no wife and no son. • He goesintotown in dirtyclothestofind a wife. • He marries Griselda (from a poorfamily) becausesheisobedienttoherfather. • King Walter testshersendingtheirchildrenaway. • At theend King Walter bringsthem back.

  7. CHAPTER FIVE:THE MERCHANT’S TALE • Where? In Pavia (Italy) • Who? January, Damian, May, Justinius • What? • Januarywas a richoldknightthatwantedtomarry a youngwoman. • He marriedMay. • Hisservant (Damian) and Mayfell in love. • Januarybecameblind and veryjealous of hiswife. • Thegod (Pluto) and thegoddess(Prosperina) wereangrywithMaybecausesheisbeingunfaithful. • Theygavethesight back toJanuarywhenMay and Damianwerehuggingintothetree. • ThenMaysaidtohim: “anoldwomantold me tofightwith a man in a peartree and youweregoingtoseeagain”.

  8. CHAPTER SIX:THE FRANKLIN’S TALE • Where? Brittany (France) • Who? Arveragus, Dorigen, Aurelius, themagician • What? • ArveragusmarriedDorigen, but he leftto a different country forsome time. • Aftertheweddingtheypromisedeachother: “I’malwaysgoingtothinkwell of you, and I’mnevergoingto be angrywhenyousayor do foolishthings”. • Aureliuswantedto invite Doritohiscastlebutshealwayssaid no becauseshelovedherhusband. • Onedayshetoldhim: “I will come whenyoutakealltherocksawayfromthe sea nearBrittany”. • Itwas a joke, butAureliushired a magicianto do it. • Whenthehusbandwas back shetoldhimthesituationand Arveragustoldhertogotothecastlebecauseshepromised. • Aureliusforgaveherbecause he realisedshewas in lovewithherhusband. • ThemagicianalsoforgaveAurelius and he didn’tacceptthemoney. • HAPPY HAPPY END

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