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This document provides reading and discussion assignments for a language and culture course on Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales. Students are asked to watch an introductory video on Chaucer and read selections from The Canterbury Tales including the General Prologue. They are also assigned supplementary readings on 14th century English history. The document outlines discussion questions for an online forum about the General Prologue characters and their descriptions.

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Culture IV. Lesson 7 PDF

This document provides reading and discussion assignments for a language and culture course on Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales. Students are asked to watch an introductory video on Chaucer and read selections from The Canterbury Tales including the General Prologue. They are also assigned supplementary readings on 14th century English history. The document outlines discussion questions for an online forum about the General Prologue characters and their descriptions.

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Language and Culture IV Lesson 7

Introductory Video

We are not having an online meeting today. Instead, please watch this video. It is an introduction to
Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales. The slides are available here.

Reading Assignment
Reading Assignment (Literature)

• The Canterbury Tales (General Prologue). As you read the General Prologue you can use
these slides as a guide. They present some general ideas about the most important
characters introduced in the GP. The audiobook is available here.

• Allen, V. (2004). The Age of Chaucer. Cambridge: CUP, p. 26-47. This book provides a
thorough description of 14th century England.

Reading Assignment (History)


• The Early Middle Ages
• The Norman Conquest
• Feudalism
• Magna Carta and the Decline of Feudalism
• Church and State

These topics are explained in McDowall, David (2006) “The Early Middle Ages”. An
Illustrated History of Britain. England: Longman, 23-29. If possible, try to make notes
or organise the information in charts. You will have the chance to meet in groups next
time to discuss them.

Forum 7: The General Prologue (Comprehension Questions)


Choose ONE of the questions below and write your answer. Those participating in this forum
will not have to participate in the forum about Macbeth.
1. Restate lines 1-18. Why do the pilgrims go to Canterbury in April?
2. Paraphrase lines 45-52. What does the narrator set out to accomplish?
3. Re-read lines 43-74. What do the Knight’s actions on and off the battlefields reveal about this
character? Cite details to support your answer.
4. Re-read lines 122-145. Which details suggest that the Prioress might be trying to pretend to
appear that she is more sophisticated than she really is?
5. List three character traits of the Monk. In what way does the narrator is trying to poke fun at
him?
6. Restate lines 237-246. How does the Friar spend the money he earns through hearing
confessions?
7. Paraphrase lines 284-294. Is the Merchant a successful businessman? Why (not)?
8. Re-read lines 295-318. In what way does the Oxford Cleric differ from the Monk and the
Friar? Cite details.
9. What does the narrator state directly about the Franklin in lines 341-356?
10. Re-read lines 455-486. What details help define the Wife of Bath as a worldly woman?
11. Review lines 455–486. What is Chaucer’s tone toward the Wife of Bath? Cite specific words
and phrases to support your answer
12. Re-state lines 515-524. In what way does the Parson serve the members of his parish?
Compare the Ploughman with his brother, the Parson. What character traits do they seem to
share?
13. Review the lines 570-575. How does Chaucer describe the Miller?
14. How does the Pardoner earn a living? (lines 712-726)
15. Examine the way in which the pilgrims respond to the Host in lines 830-841. What kind of
person do you think would appeal to so many?

Forum 7 will later include the questions about The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale.

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