English- The Canterbury Tales/ the Middle Ages
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ballad | songs or song-like poems that tell a story in a regular pattern of rhythms and rhyme with simple, direct language. |
| sensational/tragic subject matter, omitted details, supernatural events, refrain | list the conventions |
| get up and bar the door | the poem that satirizes the relationship between husband and wife |
| the tabbard inn | where does the pilgrimage begin? |
| the shrine of saint thomas beckett | where does the pilgrimage end? |
| april | when do they leave (month)? |
| harry bailey | who is the inn owner who decided to go on the pilgrimage with them? |
| the knight | the pilgrim that was honored for nobility, he fought in holy wars, was wise and modest. |
| the squire | the pilgrim who is arrogant, parties, hangs out with women constantly, and prepares for becoming a knight. |
| the yeoman | the pilgrim who is a knight without the nobility & title, is a small landowner, is like robin hood, used to be sevants of knights, but travels with the knight and squire (satire- makes him look like a nut). |
| madame eglantyne | the name of the nun |
| the nun | the pilgrim who goes to a convent, but is flirty, and is looking for love on the pilgrimage (satire- was super kind to her pets). |
| the monk | the clergyman who hunts and owns horses, doesn't follow the code of laws by st. benedict, took money from the church, but was rarely there. |
| the friar | the pilgrim who would beg and preach in an assigned district, he collects penitents, women would pay him to be set up with a wealthy groom, and has a license from the pope to beg outside of his district. |
| a limiter | a friar who had the exclusive right to beg and preach outside of his assigned district. |
| the merchant | the pilgrim who bragged about how much money he made when in reality, he was in debt. |
| the oxford cleric | the pilgrim who was smart, read books, was the first student on scholarship, was humble and simple. |
| the lawyer | the pilgrim who worked at St. Paul's courthouse, he draws up documents by moving commas and giving himself money, he appears to be wise but is tricky. |
| the franklin | the pilgrim who is a landowner, but isn't noble. he loves wine, is demanding about food. he owns an inn- is a santa figure. (isn't satirized) |
| the guildsmen | the pilgrim who sells men's clothing and accessories- clothing appeared to be good quality, but they were used. He is rich. |
| clothes | people bought what to look good in church? |
| the cook | the pilgrim who is dirty, has an open carbuncles, and works with food. |
| the skipper | the shipman who was brutal, ignores guilt- made a lot of people walk the plank |
| the doctor | the pilgrim who was smart, so people didn't question him. He would prescribe drugs they wouldn't need would charge people with the plague |
| the wife of bath | the pilgrim who has had 5 husbands who all died, she is going on the pilgrimage to find her next husband. |
| the parson | the pilgrim who is respected, humble, and jesus -like. is poor but rich in faith- is what a priest should be |
| the plowman | the pilgrim who was an honest good worker- helped the poor and never took a penny. (no satire- in the land class) |
| the miller | the pilgrim who is a fat ugly thief, steals grain from those who work in mills (satire- thumb of gold) |
| the manciple | the pilgrim who is really smart but illiterate- could beat a college student. is a law clerk- cheats people out of their fees. is a member of the merchant class |
| the reeve | the pilgrim who is an estate manager, is obsessed with money, holds the money of the estate manager. Was feared. he bought the lord gifts with the money he stole from him. |
| the summoner | the pilgrim who told everyone he knew Latin but only knew a few phrases- he ran a brothel. wore a holly bush on a stake- suggests he is a tavern. |
| the pardoner | the pilgrim who sings love songs, but is supposed to be a holy man. had a relic on his hat- sold "relics" |
| a pillowcase | what did the pardoner claim that he had with jesus' bloody face marks on it? |
| feudalism | A political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service |
| God | the highest member of the caste system during the middle ages |
| king | the all powerful lord and landowner (caste system) |
| vassal | the tenant who would receive land in return for military service (caste system) |
| lord | a noble who granted land to vassals (caste system) |
| knight | an armored warrior (caste system) |
| serf | a peasant tied to the land (caste system) |
| doomesday book | the book of land records, who owns how much cattle, where certain buildings are and who owns them |
| the plague | what disease killed 1/3 of the population? |
| the 100 year war | what war was started because the serfs wanted to be armed--> created the yeoman and the king bow |
| st. thomas beckett | the archbishop of canterbury that was killed by knights of the king. |
| chivalry | the rules of conduct that included christian behavior, loyalty to death, and the treatment of a lady |
| romantic literature | short stories and novels- heros who perform a question and have supernatural abilites |
| mystery, morality, and miracle | the main themes of plays and drama |
| refrain | the chorus of a song that would be sung in-between verses |
| the crusades | a series of holy wars of Great Britain agaisnt the muslims. |
| william the conquerer | the man who came from france and created feudalism, economic and social class system. |
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