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55 b.c. The year Julius Caesar invaded Great Britain 409 a.d. The year Romans withdraw from Britain 449 a.d. The year Angles, Saxons, and Jutes arrive in Britain Thane a feudal lord or baron Scop singing poet Mead honer flavored beer 597 a.d. The year St. Augustine comes to Britain to convert England to Christianity 1386 The year Canterbury Tales was written Geoffrey Chaucer Author of Canterbury Tales Southwark Town outside London that started off the journey 31 people Number of people total that took part in the pilgrimage Taberd Inn name of bar owned by Harry Bailey Harry Bailey Owner of Taberd Inn 120 Number of stories supposed to be written 4 Number of stories per person supposed to be written St. Thomas Beckett Killed for upholding the doctrine of the King; person the pilgrims are going to see Harry Bailey Judge of the competition 29 Number of stories in the Canterbury Tales that actually exist April Month that the pilgrims are traveling; literary symbol of happiness and blooming 25 Number of miles traveled to Canterbury 1066 - 1485 Beginning year and ending year of the Medieval period 4 Humors "Blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile." Determined personality Knight "Most distinguished man" "Followed chivalry, truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy" Squire "loved so hotly that till dawn grew pale, he slept as little as a nightingale" Yeoman "in his hand he bore a mighty bow" "proper forester" Nun "prioress" known as Madam Eglantyne "Seem dignified in all her dealings" "3 priests with her" Monk "hunting was his sport" "with fine gray fur, finest in the land" "fat and personable priest" Friar "He knew the taverns well in every town" -played the harp Merchant "motley dress" "harped on his increase in capital" "none knew he was in debt" Oxford Cleric "whatever money from his friends he took, he spent on learning or another book" Lawyer "He knew of every judgment, case, and crime ever recorded since King William's time" Franklin "a sanguine man" "lived for pleasure" Guildsman "a carpenter, weaver and carpet maker" Cook "He could distinguish London ale by flavor" "He should have an ulcer on his knee" Skipper "he certainly was an excellent fellow" "nicer rule of conscience he ignored" "his prisoners walked the plank" Doctor "each made money from the other's guile" "no one could talk as well as he did on points of medicine and of surgery" Wife of Bath -She had gap teeth (sign of boldness and love) -Large hips Parson "was a learned man, a clerk" "noble example to his sheep he gave" "maybe a mare" <-- (remember this) Plowman "many a load of dung one time or other" Miller "any door off hinge and post" Reeve -bad tempered -yellow biled -carpenter of first rate skill Summoner "Garlic he loved, and onions too and leeks" "he'd allow - just for a quart of wine - any good lad to keep a concubine and a twelvemonth" Pardoner "hair yellow as wax" "bulging eyeballs" -Gay with summoner Host -Judges on good morality and pleasure -Says that winner gets supper in the tavern and if anyone does not obey they must pay for everything on the way. Pardoner's Tale -Tale that took place in Flanders -Root of evil is desire -the teller makes living out of avarice Coffin What passes by the tavern in "Pardoner's Tale" Death Who killed the man in the coffin in "Pardoner's Tale" Gold What do the 3 men find a pile of under the tree in the Pardoner's Tale? Dagger How does the youngest get killed from the Pardoner's Tale? Poison How does the youngest of the 3 men kill the 2 older men? Wife of Bath's Tale -Tale where the Knight rapes the maiden 1 Year and 1 Day How long does the Queen give the Knight to find the answer in the "Wife of Bath's Tale"? Sovereignty What do women most desire? Knight's wife Who is old, ugly, low-bred, and poor? John Who is the husband of Allison in the "Miller's Tale"? Allison John, Nicholas, and Absolon are in love with who? Flood Nicholas tells John that what is coming? 3 How many boats is John supposed to build? Allison Who's ass does Absolon kiss first? Farts What does Nicholas do to Absolon's face? Hot iron What does Absolon stick into Nicholas' ass? Arm When John crashes to the ground, what does he break? Allegory The Lord of the Flies is written in what Literature form meaning "symbolic in nature"? Sigmund Freud Psychoanalysis was founded by who? Oedipus Complex Desire to kill father and sleep with mother? Id Instinctive, impulsive, amoral, pleasure seeking and irrational part of the human psyche? Ego The rational mediator in the human psyche? Superego The moral part of the human psyche? 1939 The kids from the Lord of the Flies are evacuated from London in what year? Simon Who is described as a "mystic" in the Lord of the Flies? Mystic One who comprehends trues beyond human understanding? Beowulf A geat, son of Edgetho and nephew of Higlac. King of Geats Grendel man-eating monster who lives at the bpottom of a foul mere, or mountain lake. Descendant of Cain. Herot golden guest hall built by King Hrothgar, the Danish ruler. Hrothgar King of the Danes, builder of Herot. Wiglaf Geat warrior, one of Beowulf's select band and the only one to help him in his final fight. Higlac Beowulf's uncle and feudal lord epic hero Central figure in a long narrative that reflects the values and heroic ideals of a particular society Frame story Story within a story Characterization process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character Ralph -The novel's protagonist, the twelve-year-old English boy who is elected leader of the group of boys marooned on the island. -Represents human beings' civilizing instinct, as opposed to the savage instinct that Jack embodies. Jack -The novel's antagonist, one of the older boys stranded on the island. -becomes the leader of the hunters but longs for total power and becomes increasingly wild, barbaric, and cruel as the novel progresses. -Adept at manipulating the other boys, represents the instinct of savagery within human beings, as opposed to the civilizing instinct Ralph represents. Simon - A shy, sensitive boy in the group. - only naturally "good" character on the island, behaves kindly toward the younger boys and is willing to work for the good of their community. - his motivation is rooted in his deep feeling of connectedness to nature, - only character whose sense of morality does not seem to have been imposed by society. -Represents a kind of natural goodness, as opposed to the unbridled evil of Jack and the imposed morality of civilization represented by Ralph and Piggy. Piggy - Ralph's Lieutenant - Represents the scientific, RATIONAL side of civilization. Roger -Jack's Lieutenant - A sadistic, cruel older boy who brutalizes the littluns and eventually murders Piggy by rolling a boulder onto him. Nolan G. Sponsler Who is the most awesome person in the world?