The Nun's Priest's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer

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  What god does the narrator pray to here?
  The Nun's Priest's Tale is typical of Chaucer in being filled with literary and mythological allusions. The animals in this anthropomorphic story are evidently living contemporaneously, within the...

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  With regard to Chaucer's "The Nun's Priest's Tale," in The Canterbury Tales, how does the human and beastly intersect in Chaunticleer?
  In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, the author uses "The Nun's Priest's Tale" to show how the world of human behavior overlaps with that of animals. The story related uses animals; it is a...

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  What was the reaction when Chanticleer was captured by the fox in "The Nun's Priest's Tale"?
  A poor widow and her daughters live on a farm in "The Nun's Priest's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer; they do not have much, but they do have some animals. Among them is a magnificent rooster named...

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  What is the idea Chaucer wishes to convey in "The Nun's Priest's Tale," and how does it relate to  "The Prologue"/The Canterbury Tales?
  In Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Nun's Priest's Tale," a story in The Canterbury Tales, the priest tells of a rooster, Chanticleer, who has beautiful plumage and a wonderful voice. He lives on a farm...

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  In The Canterbury Tales from The Nun's Priest's Tale,use your own words to paraphrase what Chauntecleer is telling the Fox. "Nay thanne," quod he, "I shrewe us bothe two, / And first I shrewe myself...
  This interesting quote comes at the resolution of Chanticleer's misadventure in The Nun's Priest's Tale, which is the twentieth tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. In order to...

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  How is Chauntecleer a round character in the Nun's Priest's Tale?
  The Nun's Priest's Tale is a fable that allegorical. Though the characters are animals, the animals represent elements of human nature and the ultimate goal of the tale it to reveal a "universal...

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  Discuss the narrative art of Chaucer with reference to "The Nonne Preestes Tale."
  Chaucer's narrative style is marked by a certain art of aesthetic that is evident in "The Nonne Preestes Tale." One characteristic of Chaucer's art is the use of a light-hearted tone that...

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  What is the idea Chaucer wishes to convey in "The Nonnes Preestes Tale"?
  Chaucer is very often direct in the pronouncement of his objectives and what he wishes to convey. This directness holds true for "The Nonnes Preestes Tale." First, Chauntecleer expresses...

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  What are details supporting the claim that Chauntecleer is a round character in "The Nun's Priest's Tale"?
  I would want to argue the central fact that supports the claim that Chanticleer (or Chauntecleer depending on the translation) is a round character is actually the way that he clearly shows he has...

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  What is the role of the Nun's priest in the Canterbury Tales? especific description of what nun's priest does
  The role of the nun's priest (there are three priests that ride with a nun who is not mentioned any further) is to tell the story of Chanticleer, the rooster. The priest is asked to tell a light,...

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  Who are Chanticleer and Pertelote from "The Nun's Priest's Tale" by Chaucer?
  In "The Nun's Priest's Tale," Chaucer constructs both a fable and a humorous mock epic that infuses many elements of human drama into the daily life of a barnyard. At the center of the tale is...

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  When Chanticleer first spies the fox in "The Nun's Priest's Tale," what does he do?
  When Chanticleer the rooster first sees Russell the fox, his first inclination is to flee, and he nearly does so. However, Russell cleverly flatters Chanticleer and praises his singing ability at...

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  A nun's priest tale I need help with understanding the meaning behind the nun's priest's tale  
  Click on this link for a summary and analysis of the story: http://www.enotes.com/canterbury/11-nuns-priests-tale-summary-analysis

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