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2 Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – 1400) About his early life John Chaucer: his father a merchant a merchant Philippa Roet: his wife

3 Soldier, civil administrator, and diplomat Philosopher, translator of books, English author, and poet Soldier, civil administrator, and diplomat Philosopher, translator of books, English author, and poet

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5 The Canterbury Tales

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7 Pilgrims arriving at...

8 acrostic N ( C ) a number of lines of writing, for example a poem or a word puzzle, in which particular letters from each line form a word or phrase.

9 Who was in charge of the Tabard Inn? Happy and fat this man was. On a long journey to Canterbury and back, Some pilgrims told four tales, good and sad, To be judged by him and get a prize. The...

10 The host

11 Dinner at the Tabard Inn...

12 The pilgrimage...

13 From London to Canterbury

14 The Knight A horse-riding soldier who came from a noble family A sad tale of broken friendship and unrequited love

15 The Clerk An Oxford scholar A man of learning A tale about patience

16 The Wife of Bath A lively soul A lively soul Five husbands Five husbands Tales of love Tales of love

17 The Pardoner The church’s pardon A tale about three greedy young men

18 The Franklin A rich landowner A rich landowner good food and wine good food and wine A tale about promises A tale about promises

19 “A true Roman has no need to make a solemn promise to keep him to his duty”. Julius Caesar W Shakespeare

20 The Friar Taverns very well Taverns very well A tale about a A tale about a Summoner and the Summoner and the devil devil

21 The Nun’s Priest Madame Eglentine and Sir John A fable

22 Chaunticleer and the fox “Be careful not to “Be careful not to believe all the nice believe all the nice things that are said things that are said to you in this world.” to you in this world.”

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24 The Knight’s tale Prisoner in a high tower, this man was. Arcite, his friend, lived sadly by his side. Love for the same lady felt both, And their friendship was quite lost. Making him ill, his love for her is. One night in May, he could run away. Now, he’s preparing for the fight of his life! What’s this man’s name?

25 The Knight’s tale A young knight fighting for Creon in war, Rich clothes he had; wounded but not dead he was. Caring for a lady’s love, he lost his best friend at once. ILL he became for being far from her. Then, he decided to go back to Athens Either to win her love or have his head cut off. What’s this man’s name?

26 The Wife of Bath’s Tale For breaking the law, one knight must die. But the queen asked the king not to end the knight’s life. A year and one day the queen gave the knight to find out what in the world women want most of all.

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28 bishops, bribes, corruption, death, deceit, dreams, dukes, evil, extortion, fame, gambling, generousity, gluttony, greed, hate, honor, indulgences, irony, life, love, loyalty, marriage, pardons, patience, poison, princes, promises, treachery, war, wine...

29 The Knight’s tale The Clerk’s tale The Wife of Bath’s tale The Pardoner’s tale

30 The Franklin’s tale The Friar’s tale The Nun’s Priest’s tale

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