1. The Middle Ages -- Review

2. Historical Background Key Ideas: Chivalry Rise of Towns and Cities Feudalism Roman Catholic Church Black Death

3. Chivalry… Code of behavior Based on the church Virtues of loyalty, faith, and bravery

4. Chivalry… “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” Test of a true, honorable, and chivalrous knight. Woman’s 3 Advances Green Knight’s 3 swings of the ax Is Gawain truly chivalrous or not?

5. Chivalry and feudal society What positive effects does the code of chivalry actually have on English society in the middle ages?

6. Feudalism Hierarchy Social system Political system Religious system

7. 7 CONSTRUCTING THE PYRAMID OF POWER LESSER NOBLES (KNIGHTS) LABOR PROTECTION POWERFUL NOBLES KING SERFS AND YEOMEN LAND AND PROTECTION LAND LOYALTY AND SERVICE LOYALTY AND MILITARY SERVICE

8. Three Branches of Feudal Society Feudal Land Knight Squire Yeoman Ecclesiastical church Pardoner Parson Prioress (Nun) Monk Friar Urban Merchant Wife of Bath

9. The Roman Catholic Church What did it do for English society in the middle ages?

10. Who am I?? I carry peacock feathers and wear a hood of green. The Yeoman

11. Who am I?? I have a gap in my teeth, I have had five husbands all at the church door, I wear a crazy red dress to church. The Wife of Bath

12. Who Am I?? I told a tale of greed. I sell fake trinkets and relics. I am a corrupt member of the church. The Pardoner

13. Who Am I?? I ride abroad and follow chivalry. I am truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy. The Knight

14. Who Am I?? I am embroidered bright as a meadow. I am in training. The Squire

15. Who Am I?? I counterfeit a courtly kind of grace. I wear a coral trinket saying that love conquers all. The Prioress

16. Who Am I?? I keep pocketknives and trinkets in my pockets to give to all the pretty ladies. I know all the girls and barmaids in every town. I am a corrupt church member The Friar

17. Who Am I?? I am the only positive church member in the eyes of Chaucer. I practice what I preach. The Parson

18. Literary Terms– Which one am I? I help Chaucer to introduce his pilgrims as he expresses his opinions on them. I sometimes act as if I am a book pulling you into the story. Frame Story

19. Which literary term am I?? I have different ways of revealing personalities of the various pilgrims. Chaucer is not shy in these descriptions of his pilgrims. Characterization

20. Lit. Terms continued… On page 127 of “The Prologue” line 842 reveals this term, “Early next morning at the spring of the day.” And then again on page 107; line 16 Chaucer states that, “Down to Canterbury they went.” Setting

21. Literary Terms for 100! “He was a proper forrester, I guess” (Probst 110; line 121). Irony

22. Literary Terms for 200! “But none the less, while I have time and space before my story takes a further pace, I seems a reasonable thing to say…”(Probst 107; line 35-37). Frame Story

23. Literary Terms are the best! One of Chaucer’s most disgusting pilgrims…The cook states on page 117; line 394 “Make good thick soup, and bake a tasty pie”…”that he should have an ulcer on his knee.” Imagery

24. Last literary term for now… I ridicule something negative in society. I look to cause change or reform on this negative issue in society. Who am I? Satire