Vocabulary
Very hateful; disgusting
Loathsome
How many people did Chaucer talk about
23
Archetype in which the character barely has flaws and they do great things because they want to.
Epic hero
Character who saves a town by killing off the monster Grendel
Beowulf
This persons story is filled with irony, the way he died was ironic
The Pardoners Tale
Payment to make up for a wrong or injury
What do most women wish for in the story of The Wife of Bath?
410 - 1066AD
Character who takes over ruling after Beowulf passes
Wiglaf
Situation where the audience knows something the characters dont
Dramatic Irony
Sharpening a blade on a stone made for the purpose
Whetting
How many husbands did the Wife of Bath have?
5 husbands
Which king asks Beowulf for help protecting his people
King Hrothgar
The Pardoner
The situation turns out completely other than predicted
Situational irony
effective or useful
Efficacious
What was the Wife of Bath hoping to get out of the pilgrimage?
Queen Guinevere has an affair with this character
Lancelot
The Knight
Verbal irony
violently
vehemently
Why are the characters traveling?
To visit the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket in Canterbury.
What body part does Beowulf take from Grendel?
Beowulf takes Grendels arm
Man who rescues Queen Guinevere
Lancelot
Name the story in which situational irony is one of the first things to happen
Beowulf