1. The Pardoner’s Tale & The Wife of Bath’s Tale
The Canterbury Tales
The Pardoner’s Tale
&
The Wife of Bath’s Tale
English IV College Prep. Mrs. Ring

2. The Pardoner’s Tale Lines 1-12
It is ironic that the Pardoner preaches against avarice because he is
Especially greedy
A pious man
A friend of the Summoner’s
Rude to the Host

3. The Pardoner’s Tale Lines 13-40
The Pardoner earns money from all of the following except
Preaching against greed
Begging from church to church
Selling relics and papal pardons
Making and selling baskets

4. The Pardoner’s Tale Lines 41-90
The rioters go looking for death because they
Want to repent for their sins and find salvation
Plan to avenge the deaths of their friends
Know he has a great store of treasure
Want to banish him from England

5. The Pardoner’s Tale Lines 94-110
The quote “Death is dead!” is an example of all of the following, except
Alliteration
Dialogue
Irony
Kenning

6. Stop and Predict Lines 110-161
What do you think the three rioters will find underneath the tree? Write your prediction and the textual evidence that supports it on a chart like the following.
My Prediction
Textual Evidence 1.

7. Discuss Lines
After learning what the rioters found under the tree, are you surprised? Why or why not?

8. The Pardoner’s Tale Lines 178-193
What does the “lucky man” who draws the longest straw have to do?
Rob another group of rioters
Go to fetch food and wine
Stay to guard the treasure
Find an inn where they can spend the night

9. Stop and Predict Line 193
Do you think the two who remain to guard the treasure can be trusted with the treasure? Write your prediction and the textual evidence that supports it on a chart like the following.
My Prediction
Textual Evidence 1. 2.

10. Discuss Lines
Does the plan that the two “friends” come up with surprise you or is this what you predicted?

11. Stop and Predict Lines 230-246
Now that you have read what the youngest rioter has planned, what do you think will actually happen when he returns to the group ? Write your prediction and the textual evidence that supports it on the chart.
My Prediction
Textual Evidence 1. 2. 3.

12. The Pardoner’s Tale Lines 247-288
Which of the following statements best describes the end of the tale?
The rioters become rich.
Death takes the gold florins.
The rioters meet death.
Death takes a holiday.

13. The Pardoner’s Tale Lines 247-288
7. After their search for Death, the rioters murder one another. This is an example of
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
Poetic irony
Verbal irony

14. The Pardoner’s Tale The Pardoner’s pious story reveals his Immorality
Honesty
Ignorance
Sensitivity

15. The Pardoner’s Tale Reflection
On the same paper that you used for your predictions chart, write 3-5 sentences reflecting on the predictions you made. How accurate were they? What helped you make such accurate predictions, or what caused you to make inaccurate predictions? How did making the predictions help you comprehend the text?

16. The Wife of Bath’s Tale Side Journal
Entry #1 (Lines 1-17): Summarize the conversation between the Pardoner and the Wife of Bath. Entry #2 (Lines 18-21): Chaucer includes certain details in order to provide insight into his characters. Jot down the details from the text that prove that the Wife of Bath is well-educated.

17. The Wife of Bath’s Tale Lines 31-56
What or who, according to the Wife of Bath, has rid the land of fairies and elves?
The growth of towns and villages
An evil incubus
The spread of dairy farms
Holy friars

18. The Wife of Bath’s Tale Lines 31-58
The purpose of lines is to do all of the following EXCEPT
To illustrate the Wife of Bath’s knowledge of English history.
b. To describe the setting of the story.
c. To criticize the Church of Rome.
d. To establish a mood of mysticism and fantasy.

19. The Wife of Bath’s Tale Side Journal
Entry #3 (Lines 60-64): What crime did the Knight commit? What clues from the text told you this? Entry #4 (Lines 65-82): Write your reaction to the punishment the queen has given the Knight. Do you think it fits the crime? Why or why not? Entry #5 (Lines ): List three things that the Knight was told that women want that you find funny or interesting. Do you agree with any of them?

20. The Wife of Bath’s Tale Lines 126-158
3. What stereotype about women does the tale of King Midas reinforce?
Women do not get along with other women.
Women are only interested in a man for his money.
Women can’t keep secrets.
Women are obsessed with having nice clothes.

21. The Wife of Bath’s Tale Side Journal
Entry #6 (lines ): Why do you think Chaucer included the detail about the four and twenty ladies who mysteriously disappeared? Entry #7 (lines : What did the old woman ask in return for revealing the answer to the Knight’s question? How did the Knight respond? Entry #8 (lines ): What was the answer – what do women want the most? Do you agree with this answer? Why or why not?

22. The Wife of Bath’s Tale
Use your knowledge of context clues and prefixes to define “misalliance” as it is used on p. 143 (line 245). Write a synonym for the word on your slip of paper.

23. The Wife of Bath’s Tale Side Journal
Entry #9 (Lines ): List the three specific complaints (other than her appearance) that the knight lists about his new wife. Skip a few lines after each Next to each complaint, jot down a few of the old woman’s rebuttals from lines

24. The Wife of Bath’s Tale Lines 395-403
What does the old woman imply will happen if he chooses to have a young and beautiful wife?
She will leave him
She will be unable to manage a household
She will be unfaithful to him
She will not remain young and beautiful forever

25. The Wife of Bath’s Tale Side Journal
Entry #10 (lines ): Summarize the story’s resolution in your own words. Be sure to include why the old woman chose to transform herself for the knight as she did.

26. The Canterbury Tales Written Response
The pilgrims going to Canterbury compete to tell a story that provides the greatest pleasure and the most instruction in morality. On your paper, write a paragraph in which you evaluate how well the Pardoner and the Wife of Bath accomplished this. Determine who out of these two you think should win the competition. Be sure to include specific details from both tales to support your answer. Refer to the text: pp