The Canterbury Tales Questions and Answers
How does Chaucer use irony and satire in the characterization of the Monk and Friar in the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales?
What does the prologue to The Canterbury Tales reveal about medeival society?
Discuss Chaucer's narrative art with special reference to The Canterbury Tales.
How many pilgrims make the journey to Canterbury?
What is the moral the Pardoner and Chaucer each want us to draw from "The Pardoner's Tale"?
What does the old man figure represent in "The Pardoner's Tale"?
In the Canterbury Tales, what was the prize for telling the best tale? A. a horse B. a dinner or C a book?
What is the social class of the Wife of Bath in The Canterbury Tales?
In what month is the group making its pilgrimage in The Canterbury Tales?
Why does Chaucer include both positive and negative representations of people from different estates in The Canterbury Tales? Give one example of a positive representation and one example of a negative representation. Explain how each character shows either positive or negative traits.
Which part of the Canterbury Tales- the “Prologue” or the two tales-did you find the most enjoyable or interesting? Give reasons for your choice?
How does Chaucer view the monk in The Canterbury Tales?
How does Chaucer find humor in the difference between the ideal and the real in the characters that populate The Canterbury Tales?
How did Chaucer view the Oxford Cleric? Positively? Negatively? Neutral? Also, did he show any praise or criticisms?
What is the theme of The Monk's Tale?
For the Prioress’ Tale in The Canterbury Tales, what does “Amor Vincit Omnia” mean?
What celebrities are like the characters in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales?
Which pilgrims does Chaucer idealize in The Canterbury Tales?
How would the Wife of Bath be portrayed in today's society?
In The Canterbury Tales, what are the morals and themes of "The Friar's Tale"?
How is The Canterbury Tales a picture gallery?
In The Canterbury Tales, what details does Chaucer use to describe the Knight and the Squire?
In The Canterbury Tales, why is it ironic that the Pardoner preaches a story with this particular moral?
What is the moral lesson of The Canterbury Tales?
What are the differences and similarities between "The Wife of Bath's Tale" and "The Pardoner's Tale"?
In the "Pardoner's Tale," what warning does the Pardoner offer with regard to envy?
How does Chaucer use irony in The Canterbury Tales?
In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales what are some examples of metaphors, hyperboles, and imagery in the general prologue?
When and why are the pilgrims traveling, and how does the host quickly win their trust?
Who is the best character in The Canterbury Tales?
In The Canterbury Tales, why do you think the nun is going on the pilgrimage?
List the members of the clergy in The Canterbury Tales.
Place each pilgrim in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales within one of these three groups that comprised medieval society: the feudal system (related to the land or aristocracy); the church; and the city.
What three things did Chaucer criticize in The Canterbury Tales?
What aspects of medieval society does Chaucer satirize in his portrayals of the Merchant, Franklin, Doctor, and the Miller?
Explain the irony between the Prioress’ portrayal in the General Prologue and the story she chooses to tell in The Canterbury Tales.
What are three reasons The Canterbury Tales were and are important?
What does Chaucer say that people long to do when spring comes?
In "The Pardoner's Tale", where does the old man tell the rioters to look for Death, and how do the rioters treat the old man?
How does Chaucer describe the rise of the middle class in his writing?
What is the theme of "The Cook's Tale" in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales?
What is the main theme of The Prioress's Tale in The Canterbury Tales?
When Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, the age of chivalry was disappearing and the common man was rising in power and influence. How was the rise of middle class depicted in the tales?
How does Chaucer portray himself in The Canterbury Tales?
Write a character analysis of one the characters from Canterbury Tales. Consider the monk, the friar, the franklin, and the parson. Select one of these four characters which you would like to study and read Chaucer's description of him in the "Prologue." Remember that Chaucer may sound objective in his description but may actually be subtly negative or satirical toward that character. Record your impressions of the personality of your chosen character from the "Prologue" description. Physical appearance and dress are not directly character traits, but they may give you clues as to personality as well. Read the prologue and any afterward (it's context in The Canterbury Tales) to the tale told by the character you have chosen to gain more insight and see any comments made about the character by the other pilgrims. You do not need to read the tale itself. Write a study of the character you have chosen, including what you have learned from the "Prologue," from the comments, and from your own insights into the character. Use direct evidence from the text to support your observations. Do not just quote lines, but explain what the lines illustrate about character. Remember to document your quotes according to MLA format (or the format assigned by your teacher). Your finished essay should be at least 250 words long.
In The Canterbury Tales, which three pilgrims' inner natures are revealed by their outer appearances?
How does satire in Chaucer's General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales work within a subtle frame of evaluation of the pilgrims?
What is the moral lesson in The Canterbury Tales?
What is the monk's reason for going to Canterbury?
In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, what is the theme and moral lesson of The Parson's Tale?
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