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What era does the Canterbury Tales take place during?
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The Normandy Invasion
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What social class does Chaucer write for?
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All social class levels
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How many Canterbury Tales are there?
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24
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Where did the pilgrims meet?
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Tabard Inn
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Chaucer's occupation
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Civil servant
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What is a romance?
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A story of knights, ladies, quests, and love
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Where are the pilgrims going?
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To the monument of Thomas a' Becket
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Who does the narrator admire most? Why?
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Knight, Parson, and Plowman. They exhibit sincerity
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What character is considered to be dainty?
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The Pardoner
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What character is "revolting"?
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The Summoner
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Wears a brooch with the Latin Words Love Conquers All
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Prioress
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Bodily element that causes illness
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Humors
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In the "Pardoner's Tale" the three men go out and look for
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Death
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What do they find under the oak tree?
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Gold
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How do they decide who is going to go into town? Who goes and what does he buy?
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Draw the shortest straw. The youngest goes and buys bread and wine
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