Canterbury Tales TEST STUDY: NOTES Background to Medieval Age & Question sheet; characterization; literary devices Genre Types (on back of social structure sheet) “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!

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 & 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.