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This study material covers background to Medieval Age, literary devices, satire types, and analysis of specific tales from Canterbury Tales. Includes character sheets and test questions covering Chaucer's life, lessons from the tales, vocabulary, and more. Join the journey of storytelling contest among travelers as Hubert, the philosophical student, shares his insights. Learn about various characters like the Proper Forester, the Merry-hearted Harry Bailey, and stories of love, adventure, and moral conduct. Dive into the rich tapestry of medieval literature and unlock the hidden gems within these timeless tales.
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STUDY: • NOTES Background to Medieval Age & Question sheet; characterization; literary devices • Genre Types (on back of social structure sheet) • Satire Types (on back of “Identifying Satiric Devices” worksheet and in notes • “Prologue” to Canterbury Tales and the two tales: “The Pardoner’s Tales” and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” – Analysis sheet for “Pardoner’s” will be DUE the day of test; Analysis for “Wife’s” is extra credit • BRING: Character Sheets and a pencil! Canterbury Tales TEST
Questions 1-43: Background to Medieval Age, Chaucer’s Life, The Prologue (p. 113), the tales and their lessons, literary devices & examples • Questions 44-75: Character descriptions and quotes • Questions 76-100: Vocabulary • Questions 101-125: Types of Tales, Satire, & Literary Devices
Stereotype of a philosophical student • Suggests that the travelers have a storytelling contest to pass the time on their journey • Named Hubert; he has a natural gift for begging he plays the hurdy-gurdy, and he has a lisp • Has trouble sleeping because he's so in love; "could make songs and poems," and knows how to joust dance and draw • While this pilgrim must have spent many mornings carting manure through the fields, he followed Christian principles. • He plans to give a realistic account of what each person said
Enjoys telling filthy tavern stories; tells the tale of Alison and Nickolas and the trick they play on John • He is a "proper forester," has a longbow and a "head like a nut," and wears "a medal of St. Christopher" • A model of the landed gentry; kind, old, and generous • A "wrangler and buffoon"; plays the bagpipes • A "model ecclesiast"; a "shepherd and no mercenary" • Named Harry Bailey; he is a "merry-hearted man"
A tale of an inspirational act or martyrdom • Stories based on clever tricks involving infidelity • “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” because it speaks of love, adventure, and pageantry, can be considered a _____. • A sermon that illustrates a known moral lesson. • Stories set in the Brittany region of France or Celtic in origin; speak of magic, fairies, folklore, and courtly love. • Tales told to inspire moral conduct in the listener. • Mocking imitation of a known person, literary work, movie, or event. • “But what a pity—so it seemed to me, / That he should have an ulcer on his knee, / As for blancmange, he made it with the best.”