canterbury tales - important questions

PROLOGUE TO CANTERBURY TALES

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

1.       Prologue to Canterbury tales in 1386 onwards

2.       The raising chivalry of Chaucer time-Squire

3.       Stormy People in Clerk’s Tale

4.       Prose Stories are “The Parson’s Tale, The Tale of Melibee (source from Jean De Maung)

5.       Spenser called Chaucer “The well of English Undefiled”

6.       Fading chivalry character is knight.

7.       Mocked alliteration verse by “riming rum raf ruf”.

8.       Chaucer told the story “Tale of Melibens”.

9.       The Miller’s tale, The Reevel’s tale, the Shipman’s tale- Fablian of Chaucer

10.  

Dryden called Chaucer is “a perpertual fountain of good sense”.

11.   Physician’s tale”- a daughter is killed by her father.

12.   The Knights Tale- deals with two young Theban Warriors.

13.   Parson’s tale- based on notable French sermon of Friar Laurens.

14.   Clerk’s tale- Griselda appears.

15.   Nun’s priest tale- Pertelote appears-mock heroic- satire on human marital relationship

16.   The Merchant Tales- the story of January and May

17.   Miller’s and Reeve’s Tales- Fabliau

18.   Bath is the name of the Town.

19.   Squire is as fresh as month of may.

20.   His voice was merrier than the organ’s tone.

21.   Merchant has forked beard

22.   Children were afraid the face of Summoner

23.   In Nun’s Priests tale-the poor widow had three sons-Kenalphus, king of mercia

24.   Chanticleer-cock

25.   Monk’s favourite dish was a fat roasted swan.

26.   Tabard Inn; April; 1340-1400;Thomas Beckett; A Free Supper for the best story teller.
27.Nun Priest's Tale is mock heroic.
28. The Wife of Bath tells about her Five marriages.
29. The Physician's Tale - A daughter is killed by her father.
30. The Knight's Tale- deals with two young Theban Warriors.
31. Chaucer used Ten-syllabic line in The Canterbury Tales.
32. "The Well of English Undefiled" ,means Avoidance of foreign influence.