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| Why is this collection called a frame story? | people tell stories within the story of going on a trip; they "frame" the trip to Canterbury |
| Where and why are the pilgrims traveling? | traveling to Canterbury Catherdral, shrine of Thomas a Becket |
| Why do the pilgrims agree to tell stories? | free meal at tavern and entertain one another |
| How many stories will they tell? | 2 on the way; 2 on the way back |
| What is Chaucer's purpose in the Prologue? | to describe the pilgrims |
| What methods does he use to describe the pilgrims? | a) tells what they are like; b) describes how they look; c) says what the characters do |
| Which pilgrims are associated with the Church? | friar, summoner, parson, pardoner, nun |
| Which pilgrims are associated with the feudal system? | squire, yeoman, miller, Franklin |
| Which pilgrims are associated with the city? | Oxford cleric, cook, doctor, wife of Bath |
| What does it mean that Chaucer wrote the vernacular language? | language of the common man |
| Why is it ironic that the Pardoner preaches against avarice (greed)? | he IS greedy |
| What are other examples of irony from "The Pardoner's Tale"? | 2 rioters plot to kill the 3rd; 3rd plots to kill them |
| What do the rioters find out from the Old Man? | death will be under the oak tree |
| What do the rioters promise to each other? | take care of each other til death |
| What do the first two rioters plan when the third one goes to town? | stab him when he comes back |
| What happens to the gold? | we don't know; never find out |
| How does personification play a role in "The Pardoner's Tale"? | death is personified |
| What crime doe sthe knight commit in "The Wife of Bath's Tale"? | rape |
| How does the queen give him a chance to save his life? | find out what women want |
| What doe sthe knight find out on his journey? | that women want same mastery (power) over husbands as they do over lovers |
| How does the knight show that he understands the answer to the question? | he gives the lady a choice |
| What happens to the ugly, old crone at the end of the tale? | faithful and beautiful wife |
