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Warm-Up Think of your favorite movie and describe the scene that sets everything up.

Learning Objectives Go over first half of general prologue Understand the dynamic between characters The purpose of framed narrative

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue

Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Pilgrimage as a Structural Device How does one give structure to a poem in which 30 characters from different ranks of society, some within the church and some without, tell stories to one another? Reason for the stories is to pass the time The framing device of the pilgrimage also adds a sense of realism to the tales

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales The distinction between Chaucer the poet and Geoffrey the Pilgrim Geoffrey the Pilgrim often seems to be naïve Chaucer the man and poet was not naive

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue Imagery and Themes of the First 18 Lines The GP begins with references to beginnings Many images of rebirth and renewal April itself is often presented as a time of rebirth Spring is the perfect time to start a pilgrimage

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue Lines 19 to 34 Note change in tone and in imagery Shift from the "High Style" in the opening stanza to a more relaxed, conversational tone in the second This is the more familiar tone of the tales--the characters seem to come to life Introduction of Geoffrey as a friendly, gregarious man

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue Lines 35 to 42 Shift to the description of the different pilgrim Chaucer’s innovative approach to description Social hierarchy = important idea in the Middle Ages Three general social classes of the Middle Ages portrayed in The Canterbury Tales: nobility/aristocracy, clergy, peasantry Three idealized characters: the knight, the parson, and the plowman

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue The Knight (Lines 43 to 78) Appropriately, Geoffrey begins with the Knight, the pilgrims of highest social rank The Description of the Knight The Knight's character The Knight's accomplishments and deeds The Knight's physical description There is no irony in Geoffrey's description of this "worthy" knight—the knight is perfect The knight is one of the idealized characters

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue The Squire (Lines ) What is the pattern of description for the Squire? Emphasis on his appearance and clothing The Squire’s motives and experience The Squire’s youth is emphasized Not a bad character, but the Squire falls short of the ideal established by his father, the Knight

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue The Prioress (Lines 118 to 162) One of the most intriguing and ambiguous of all of the characters in the CT The Prioress as a "Perfect Lady" The Prioress as an Imperfect Nun What are we to make of the Prioress (Madame Eglentyne)?

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue Some Characters The Prioress (Lines 118 to 162) An ambiguous character. What does Geoffrey like about her? What is questionable about her? The Pardoner (Lines ) A terrible character. What is bad about the Pardoner? The Parson (Lines 479 to 530) and The Plowman (Lines 531 to 543) Two idealized characters. What is so good about each of these characters?

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue The Pardoner (Lines ) Emphasis on physical descriptions, with many comparisons using animals Strong suggestions that the Pardoner may be homosexual The Pardoner is the worst kind of fraud What does Geoffrey think of the Pardoner?

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue The Parson (Lines 479 to 530) One of the idealized characters The Parson is described in terms of the work he does. Money does not corrupt the Parson, as it does so many of the other characters The Parson feels he should teach by example

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue The Plowman (Lines 531 to 543) Another of the idealized characters

Warm-up With the general descriptions of each pilgrim, how are the Miller and Knight different? More importantly why do you think there will be conflict between the two? The miller was a stout churl, be it known, Hardy and big of brawn and big of bone; Which was well proved, for when he went on lam At wrestling, never failed he of the ram. He was a chunky fellow, broad of build; He'd heave a door from hinges if he willed, … He was a jester and could poetize, But mostly all of sin and ribaldries. He could steal corn and full thrice charge his fees; And yet he had a thumb of gold, begad. A white coat and blue hood he wore, this lad. A bagpipe he could blow well, be it known, And with that same he brought us out of town.

Millers Tale Characters: John, a carpenter Alison, his wife Nicholas, a clerk, their lodger Absolon, a parish clerk

Reading questions 1) what kind of person is Nicholas? 2) How subtle of a wooer is "handy" Nicholas? Does his language match his action? 3) What happens to Absolon while he is swinging the censer in church? 4) How does Nicholas trick John? 5) Who is Absolon and what does his name suggest ? 6) Has John been treated fairly for his mistake in marrying a young wife? Is this a class putdown?