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2. He is a university student of Oxenford (Oxford). He has studied logic for a long time. He is poor (he and his horse are very thin and impoverished). He would rather have books written by Aristotle and his philosophy than riches. He tends to borrow money from his friends and spend it on books and learning. He does not speak much, but when he does it is with due formality and respect. He is generous with his knowledge and is very serious about learning.

3. Christian Romance/ or a morality play? Characters: Walter (Marquis)- a young and handsome ruler of the most respected lineage. Griselda- a beautiful young woman, who is also poor. Part I: The Marquis of Saluzzo, Walter, lives for the present and never thinks of the future especially marriage. His people, out of fear that he would die with no heir, beg him to marry and even offer to find him a wife. He agrees to get married and sets a date for the wedding, but says God will provide a wife. He asks his people to accept the woman he chooses no matter who she is.

4. Part II Walter falls for a poor woman named Griselda and asks her father if he can marry her. With her father’s blessing he asks her to be his wife and asks if as his wife she will agree to everything he wishes. She agrees and they marry. The people of Saluzzo love Griselda. She gives birth to a daughter. Part III The first test of Griselda Her manner did not change and this pleased the Marquis.

5. Part IV Griselda has a boy four years later Second test of Griselda Walter’s people start to hate him and think he is a murderer but he sticks to his plan. Third test of Griselda Part V Griselda is sent back to her father’s house to live as a poor, divorced woman. Part VI Walter asks Griselda to prepare for his wedding to another woman (the nerve!!) and she of course agrees. He finally sees her loyalty to him and tells her of all the tests and that her children are alive. They then live happily ever after.

6. Envoy- short, simple, concluding stanza Chaucer warns husbands not to test their wives as Walter did, because the wives will not be like Griselda. Chaucer tells wives to take control of their own minds and tongues. https://chaucereditions.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/021-the-clerks-tale.jpg

7. It follows the Summoner’s Tale Fragment IV (E) The Merchant’s Tale Wife of Bath’s Tale The Marriage Group: The Wife of Bath’s Tale, The Merchant’s Tale, and the Franklin’s Tale

8. Theme of Virtue Theme of Marriage Role of Women

9. Connection to the Wife of Bath’s Tale “The Marriage Group” tales The connection to the book of Job in the bible The role of women in different tales

10. Chaucer, Geoffrey, and Larry Dean Benson. The Riverside Chaucer. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. Print. N.p., n.d. Web.. "The Canterbury Tales By Geoffrey Chaucer Summary and Analysis The Clerk's Prologue and Tale." The Clerk's Prologue and Tale. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2015.. "The Student's Tale." The Student's Tale. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2015..