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Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The Pilgrims Depart. The tabard inn, southwark, England. The Pilgrimage. England. The Pilgrims Arrive. Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England. Canterbury Cathedral. Canterbury Cathedral. The Murder of Thomas Becket, 1170.

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Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

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  1. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

  2. The Pilgrims Depart • The tabard inn, southwark, England

  3. The Pilgrimage

  4. England

  5. The Pilgrims Arrive Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England

  6. Canterbury Cathedral

  7. Canterbury Cathedral

  8. The Murder of Thomas Becket, 1170 • Public opinion of the time and subsequent history have laid the blame for the murder at the feet of Becket's former close personal friend, King Henry II. • The brutal event sent a tremor through Medieval Europe. A sword's crushing blow extinguished the life of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, on a cold December evening as he struggled on the steps of his altar.

  9. The Murder of Thomas Becket

  10. Memorial of Thomas Becket • The four swords that murdered the archbishop of canterbury

  11. Shrine of Thomas Becket

  12. Social Satire a mode of writing that exposes the failings of individuals, institutions, or societies to ridicule and scorn.

  13. Chaucer creates a sense of humanism through his gentle satire and forces judgment, and then forgiveness

  14. Social Satire in The Breakfast Club • Frame Story: Saturday School • Social Satire: Different types of teenagers and adults • Stereotypes: • The Princess • The Jock • The Brain • The Freak • The Slacker

  15. Social Satire in The Breakfast Club CHARACTERS FLAWS EXPOSED The Princess Snobbery, materialistic The Jock Bullying, competitiveness The Brain Fear, elitism, no self-esteem The Freak Desperate for attention The Slacker Angry, can’t show true self

  16. Social Satire in The Canterbury Tales • Frame Story: Pilgrimage • Social Satire: leaders of religion, men of war, and men of labor • Stereotypes: • The Knight • Prioress • The cook • The Wife of Bath • The pardoner

  17. Social Satire in Canterbury Tales Prologue portrait: The Knyght Win at all costs Hates conflict Frugal Cares more about thanking God for his blessings than he does about making an impression on others Plain, modest, honest man with soiled clothing

  18. Social Satire in Canterbury Tales Prologue portrait: The Prioresse Frenchified mannerly Swears by St. Loy, the patron saint of goldsmiths who was known for his refusal to swear Has pets, the money required for their care was meant for the poor Wears a Coral trinket A romantic, Eglantyne is name of several romantic heroes Large woman with dainty features

  19. Social Satire in The Canterbury Tales Prologue Portrait: The Cook Dirty Diseased Talented, but will not advance due to his open wound

  20. Social Satire in Canterbury Tales Prologue Portrait: The Wyf of Bathe Motivated by lust Concerned about being the first to the alter Takes full advantage of her freedom, a luxury to women Cares more about status than spirituality

  21. Social Satire in Canterbury Tales Prologue Portrait: The Pardoner Greed Deception Hair hangs down to his shoulders Sold pardons for money “Sang an Offertory”

  22. THE CANTERBURY TALES

  23. The Canterbury Tales The Ellesmere manuscript, 15th century

  24. The Host’s Notion: “Each one of you shall help to make things slip By telling two stories on the outward trip To Canterbury, that’s what I intend And, on the homeward way to journey’s end Another two, tales from the days of old; And then the man whose story is best told, That is to say who gives the fullest measure Of good morality and general pleasure, He shall be given a supper, paid by all, Here in the tavern, in this very hall, When we come back again from Canterbury” (811-21).

  25. The Host continued… “I’ll be the judge, and those who won’t obey Shall pay for what we spend upon the way. Now if you all agree to what you’ve heard Tell me at once without another word, And I will make arrangements early for it” (825-29).

  26. “Tales of best sentence and moost solaas--shal have a soper at oure aller cost”

  27. Congratulations!Here is your Pilgrimage Badge

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