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The Growth of the English Language

The Growth of the English Language. 14th century. Geoffrey Chaucer. (c. 1343 – 1400) About his early life John Chaucer: his father a merchant Philippa Roet: his wife. Soldier, civil administrator, and diplomat Philosopher, translator of books, English author, and poet.

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The Growth of the English Language

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  1. The Growth of the English Language 14th century

  2. Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – 1400) About his early life John Chaucer: his father a merchant Philippa Roet: his wife

  3. Soldier, civil administrator,and diplomatPhilosopher, translator of books, English author, and poet

  4. The Father of English Literature

  5. The Canterbury Tales

  6. WELCOME TO The Tabard Inn

  7. Pilgrims arriving at...

  8. acrostic N ( C ) a number of lines of writing, for example a poem or a word puzzle, in which particular letters from each line form a word or phrase.

  9. Who was in charge of the Tabard Inn? Happy and fat this man was. On a long journey to Canterbury and back, Some pilgrims told four tales, good and sad, To be judged by him and get a prize. The...

  10. The host

  11. Dinner at the Tabard Inn...

  12. The pilgrimage...

  13. From London to Canterbury

  14. The Knight A horse-riding soldier who came from a noble family A sad tale of broken friendship and unrequited love

  15. The Clerk An Oxford scholar A man of learning A tale about patience

  16. The Wife of Bath A lively soul Five husbands Tales of love

  17. The Pardoner The church’s pardon A tale about three greedy young men

  18. The Franklin A rich landowner good food and wine A tale about promises

  19. “A true Roman has no needto make a solemn promiseto keep him to his duty”. Julius Caesar W Shakespeare

  20. The Friar Taverns very well A tale about a Summoner and the devil

  21. The Nun’s Priest Madame Eglentine and Sir John A fable

  22. Chaunticleer and the fox “Be careful not to believe all the nice things that are said to you in this world.”

  23. A taste of a tale...

  24. The Knight’s tale Prisoner in a high tower, this man was. Arcite, his friend, lived sadly by his side. Love for the same lady felt both, And their friendship was quite lost. Making him ill, his love for her is. One night in May, he could run away. Now, he’s preparing for the fight of his life! What’s this man’s name?

  25. The Knight’s tale A young knight fighting for Creon in war, Rich clothes he had; wounded but not dead he was. Caring for a lady’s love, he lost his best friend at once. ILL he became for being far from her. Then, he decided to go back to Athens Either to win her love or have his head cut off. What’s this man’s name?

  26. The Wife of Bath’s Tale For breaking the law, one knight must die. But the queen asked the king not to end the knight’s life. A year and one day the queen gave the knight to find out what in the world women want most of all.

  27. Some words...

  28. bishops, bribes, corruption, death, deceit, dreams, dukes, evil, extortion, fame, gambling, generousity, gluttony, greed, hate, honor, indulgences, irony, life, love, loyalty, marriage, pardons, patience, poison, princes, promises, treachery, war, wine...

  29. The Knight’s tale The Clerk’s tale The Wife of Bath’s tale The Pardoner’s tale

  30. The Franklin’s tale The Friar’s tale The Nun’s Priest’s tale

  31. The END

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