Looks Can Be Deceiving
Has yellow, waxy hair; can sing well; carries around a jar of pig bones; has several rolled up pieces of paper in his bag.
Who is the Pardoner?
“He knew the taverns well in every town/And every innkeeper and barmaid too/Better than lepers, beggars and that crew,/For in so eminent a man as he/It was not fitting with the dignity/Of his position, dealing with a scum/Of wretched lepers; nothing good can come/Of dealings with the slum-and-gutter dwellers,/But only with the rich and victual-sellers.”
Who is the Friar?
As a Crusader, in many a battle he proved quite gallant/But in his service to God and chivalry is he most valiant.
Who is the Knight?
When an author explicitly reveals or describes something about a character.
What is direct characterization?
This character proposes the storytelling game.
Who is the Host/Owner of the Inn?
Face is covered in boils that can’t be cured; children are afraid of them; eats a lot of stinky foods; speaks in Latin when drunk (which he is often)
Who is the Summoner?
“I think there never was a better priest./He sought no pomp or glory in his dealings,/No scrupulosity had spiced his feelings./Christ and His Twelve Apostles and their lore/He taught, but followed it himself before.”
Who is the Parson?
This Pilgrim’s table manners are worthy of dining with the Queen of France/But if they engage her in conversation, she doesn’t stand a chance.
Who is the Nun?
When an author reveals details about a character subtly or through reasoning.
What is indirect characterization?
The number of stories each pilgrim is supposed to tell.
What is four?
Gap-toothed and handsome; deaf and loud; a bit overweight; makes their own clothes
Who is the Wife of Bath?
“And if he found some rascal with a maid/He would instruct him not to be afraid/In such a case of the Archdeacon’s curse/(Unless the rascal’s soul were in his purse)/For in his purse the punishment should be.”
Who is the Summoner?
He cares only about the politics of trade, looking like a man of status and rank/But there’s a secret he hides: he owes a great deal of money to the bank.
Who is the Merchant?
The art of expressing an opinion. Usually a critique, on issues or flaws in society.
What is social commentary?
According to Chaucer, this is the perfect month to go on a pilgrimage.
What is April?
Curly hair; Strong and agile; served in the military; wore embroidered shirts
Who is the Squire?
“For he was Epicurus’ very son,/In whose opinion sensual delight/Was the one true felicity in sight./As noted as St. Julian was for bounty/He made his household free to all the County,/His bread, his ale were the finest of the fine/And no one had a better stock of wine.”
Who is the Franklin?
This Pilgrim means out with the old, in with the new/Never misses a chance to be with a woman or two.
Who is the Squire?
Direct or Indirect: “To ride abroad had followed chivalry,/Truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy.”
What is direct characterization?
The martyr who stood up to the king in the name of his faith and whose burial site the pilgrims are going to visit.
Who is St. Thomas Beckett?
Educated and knew the gospels; poor but happy; lived by example; compared to a shepherd
Who is the Parson?
“He/She was so charitably solicitous/He/She used to weep if he/she but saw a mouse/Caught in a trap, if it were dead or bleeding./And he/she had little dogs she would be feeding/With roasted flesh, or milk, or fine white bread./And bitterly he/she wept if one were dead/Or someone took a stick and made it smart”
Who is the Nun?
Been on a couple pilgrimages on horse and in carriage/Moved up in status through the business of marriage.
Who is the Wife of Bath?
Identify the indirect characterization:
There was a Merchant with a forking beard
And motley dress,
High on his horse he sat
Upon his head a Flemish beaver hat
What is option 3?
The year The Canterbury Tales takes place (be within 50 years).
What is 1387?