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| 1066 was what important event? |
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| Battle of Hastings/Norman Invasion, Beginning of Medieval Literature Period |
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| 1485 was what important event? |
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| Ascension of First Tudor King |
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| What were the two major ruling families during the Medieval Period? |
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| 3 Noteworthy Events that weren't wars during Medieval Period |
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Judicial Reform - Set judges up into districts to avoid corruption
Magna Charta- King is subject to law like everyone else
Beginnings of Parliament |
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| 3 Wars During Medieval Period |
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Hundred Years War - England became language of court;
War of the Roses- Ends Medieval Ages and establishes Tudor rule;
Crusades - Trying to take Jerusalem from Muslims |
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| 3 Important Factors in the Development of Medieval Literature |
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| Influence of Church, Changing Social System, Rise of Nationalism |
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| Types of Medieval Literature |
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| Romance, Devotional/Didactic, Ballads, Drama |
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| 4 Characteristics of a Romance |
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| Magic, Idealization of Women, Courtly Love, Code of Chivalry |
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| 3 Main Characteristics of a Ballad |
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Common Subject Matter - Domestic Tragedy, Love Story, Outlaw
Musical - Repetition, Quatrain, Rhyme Scheme
Use of Dialogue |
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| A tale in verse or prose in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities |
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| Cycle Plays, Mystery/Miracle Plays, Morality Plays |
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| Widely told story about the past, one that may or may not have foundation in fact. |
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| Morte D'Arthur is a eulogy. Its purpose is to... |
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| Lament the death of chivalry |
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| Name some characteristics of chivalry |
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| Generosity, Kindness, Respect, Honor, Courteousness, Reverence, Bravery |
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| Major Difference Between Anglo Saxon Hero and Medieval Hero? |
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| Medieval emphasized brains over brute strength; strategy; Mentioned Women |
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| 3 Most Important English Writers? |
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| Milton, Shakespeare, Chaucer |
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| Purpose of Canterbury Tales |
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| To satirize the corruption within the church |
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| Why are the Canterbury Tales so important? |
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| They portray a cross section of English society during the Middle Ages. |
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| 3 Classes of People in Canterbury Tales. |
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| Feudal, Religious, Town/Middle |
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| Political Ruler at time of Canterbury Tales |
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| 2 Reasons they went to Canterbury |
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| 3 Things in the Character Sketch |
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| Profession, Degree/Social Status, Clothes |
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| "He Never yet a boorish thing had said" |
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| "He loved so hotly that till down grew pale, he slept as ltitle as a nightingale" |
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| "He was a proper forester, I guess" |
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| "For courtliness, she had a special Zest" |
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| "The rule of good st. benet or st. maur, as old and strict he tended to ignore" |
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| "He was the finest beggar of his batch" |
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| "An expert in dabbling in exchanges" |
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| "And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach" |
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| "He was less busy than he seemed to be" |
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| "For he was epicurus's Very Son" |
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| "But what a pity it seemed to me, that he should have an ulcer on his knee" |
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| "He therefore had a special love of gold" |
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| Deceit and Treacherous Cunning |
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| "She had 5 husbands at the church door" |
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| "He was rich in holy thought and work" |
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| Metaphor which is used in several lines over |
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| "He was an honest worker, good and true" |
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| 3 Admired People in Canterbury Tales |
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| "His mighty mouth was like a furnace door" |
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| Excessive sexual lewdness |
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| "That an illiterate fellow can outpace the wisdom of a heap of learned men" |
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| "No one could catch him in arrears" |
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| Suck-up or servile flatterer |
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| "Children were afraid when he appeared" |
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| "He'd sewed a holy relic on his cap" |
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| 2 forms of irony in Pardoner's Tale |
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They set out looking for death and find it;
Pardoner preaches about avarice/greed, but actually is one of the greediest of them all |
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| Story that teaches a moral |
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| Pardoner's Purpose in Telling Story |
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