Have your literature book and study guide on your desk.

1. Have your literature book and study guide on your desk.

2. Recap • Okay, what happened yesterday?

3. Prioress

4. Vocabulary • Prioress– • At meat– • Withal– • Courtliness– • Sedately–

5. Vocabulary • Prioress– a nun ranking just below the head of the convent • At meat– • Withal– • Courtliness– • Sedately–

6. Vocabulary • Prioress– a nun ranking just below the head of the convent • At meat– • Withal– • Courtliness– • Sedately–

7. Vocabulary • Prioress– a nun ranking just below the head of the convent • At meat– when dining • Withal– • Courtliness– • Sedately–

8. Vocabulary • Prioress– a nun ranking just below the head of the convent • At meat– when dining • Withal– moreover • Courtliness– • Sedately–

9. Vocabulary • Prioress– a nun ranking just below the head of the convent • At meat– when dining • Withal– moreover • Courtliness– refined behavior; elegance • Sedately–

10. Vocabulary • Prioress– a nun ranking just below the head of the convent • At meat– when dining • Withal– moreover • Courtliness– refined behavior; elegance • Sedately– in a composed, dignified manner; calmly

11. Question • How do you think the French spoken there differed from that spoken in Paris?

12. Prioress

13. The Monk

14. Vocabulary • Abbot— • Dainty— • Prior of the cell—

15. Vocabulary • Abbot— the head of the monastary • Dainty— • Prior of the cell—

16. Vocabulary • Abbot— the head of the monastary • Dainty— excellent • Prior of the cell—

17. Vocabulary • Abbot— the head of the monastary • Dainty— excellent • Prior of the cell— head of a subsidiary group of monks

18. Question • What does the narrator mean by the “modern world’s more spacious way?

19. The Monk

20. The Merchant

21. Vocabulary • Motley— • Flemish— • Exchanges—

22. Vocabulary • Motley— Multicolored • Flemish— • Exchanges—

23. Vocabulary • Motley— Multicolored • Flemish— From Flanders, an area in which is now Belgium and northern France. • Exchanges—

24. Vocabulary • Motley— Multicolored • Flemish— From Flanders, an area in which is now Belgium and northern France. • Exchanges— Selling foreign currency as a profit

25. Question • From his dabbling in this practice, which was illegal in Chaucer’s day, what can you conclude about the Merchant?

26. The Merchant

27. Wife of Bath

28. Vocabulary • Bath— • Wrath— • Ground— • Hose—

29. Vocabulary • Bath— a city in Southwestern England • Wrath— • Ground— • Hose—

30. Vocabulary • Bath— a city in Southwestern England • Wrath— angry • Ground— • Hose—

31. Vocabulary • Bath— a city in Southwestern England • Wrath— angry • Ground— a textured fabric • Hose—

32. Vocabulary • Bath— a city in Southwestern England • Wrath— angry • Ground— a textured fabric • Hose— stockings

33. Vocabulary • All at the church door—

34. Vocabulary • All at the church door— in Medieval Times, a marriage was performed outside or just within the doors of a church; afterwards, the marriage party went inside for a mass.

35. Vocabulary • Forsooth— • Wimpled— • Buckler—

36. Vocabulary • Forsooth— in truth; indeed • Wimpled— • Buckler—

37. Vocabulary • Forsooth— in truth; indeed • Wimpled— with her hair and neck covered by a cloth headdress • Buckler—

38. Vocabulary • Forsooth— in truth; indeed • Wimpled— with her hair and neck covered by a cloth headdress • Buckler— small round shield

39. Question • Why might the narrator feel it necessary to mention that all five weddings were church weddings?

40. Reminder • Bring literature book and study guide to class tomorrow!