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CharactersI
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The Wife Of Bath’s
Tale
CharactersII
The Nun’s Priest’s Tale
Could make a mean blancmange,
casserole, or soup. Had an ulcer on the
knee
The Cook
Holy minded. Well-educated. Knew Bible & taught it well. Took care of parishioners &
sick not collecting tithes or fees
The Parson
Estate Manager who was hated by those who worked for him. Rode last in the cavalcade.
The Reeve
Served as judge of the tales. Owned the Tabard Inn and
established the chal-lenge for the group
The Host
Name the Ideal Characters, according to
Chaucer
The Knight, Oxford Cleric, Parson, and
Plowman
What organization competed with the King for power?
The Church of England
What was the reason people took a pilgrimage to Canterbury?
To pay homage to Archbishop on the
cathedral steps where he was killed
What Bishop was killed by King Henry
II’s Knights
Thomas a Becket
King William the Conqueror came in from what country?
France
When the Normans introduced their language into
England, what types of words changed?
Fine Dining and Law
What do women most desire,
according the old hag?
Dominion over their men
Who sentenced the Knight after he
raped the maiden?
The Queen
What was the Knight’s
punishment for his crime?
He had one year and a day to find out
what women truly desire most.
How does the Knight’s and the
old hag’s definitions of
nobility differ?
He thinks it comes from heritage. She believes it comes
from God.
In the story within the tale, what was
the story of the wife who couldn’t
keep a secret?
The woman’s husband, King Midas, had ass
ears, and she had to tell someone, so she told
the water and was overheard.
Had 5 husbands as well as many others
before
The Wife of Bath
Student of the church who spends all money on books to study and teach
more
Oxford Cleric
Went along on the pilgrimage to serve as the recorder of
the tales as they are told
Geoffrey Chaucer
Carted dung all day long and always stopped to help
another or pay his tithes
Plowman
Barbaric man of the sea who makes
enemies walk the plank
Skipper
What talent does Chanticleer have?
Singing
Why had Chanticleer
awakened in the middle of the
night?
He had a bad dream
How did the fox outsmart
Chanticleer?
He convinced him to sing out as loudly as he could to prove he sang better than
his father
How did Chanticleer
outsmart the fox?
He told the fox to turn around & tell the others
to leave him to eat in peace. When he opened
his mouth to talk, Chanticleer jumped out.
What is the moral of the story?
Listen to your dreams. Don’t close your eyes when they should be
left open.Don’t listen to your
wife.
