The Canterbury Tales
The Medieval Period 1066-1500 Norman England Anglo-Saxons wiped out Feudalism Tower of London Canterbury Cathedral Domesday Book First Crusade (1095) Code of Chivalry Elevation of the status of women Higher education
Plantagenet Rule Henry II Richard the Lionheart John Edward I Re-established power of the monarchy Subdued feudal lords Eleanor of Aquitaine Thomas Becket Excommunicated Richard the Lionheart John Alienated nobles, clergy, allies Magna Carta Edward I Summoned first English Parliament Hundreds Years’ War
The Decline of the Period Feudalism Crossbow and cannon Black Death (1348) Peasants’ Revolt Division within the church
Literature of the Time Didactic & Narrative Literature Period 1: Religious Record Period 2: Medieval Romance Period 3: The Age of Chaucer Period 4: Post-Chaucer The Canterbury Tales Arthurian legends Ballads Mystery and Miracle plays
Elsewhere in the World Troubadours El Cid Nibelungenlied The New World (1492) Renaissance- Italy Giotto (frescoes) Dante Bocaccio (The Decameron) DaVinci
Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer “The father of English poetry” The language of the average person Premise of the tales
Social Order of the Pilgrims Aristocrats Knight Squire Clergy Prioress Monk Friar Nun’s Priest Second Nun Parson Summoner Pardoner Middle Class Merchant Oxford Cleric Sergeant-at-law Franklin Reeve Doctor Wife of Bath Trade Class Guildsmen Skipper Manciple Host Cook Peasant Class Miller Plowman Yeoman Canon’s Yeoman
Block B Together: Knight and Squire Pilgrim Physical Description of Pilgrim Characteristics of Pilgrim Socioeconomic Rank of Pilgrim Type of Description (Archetype or Individual) Satiric Element (If and where applicable) Role in Medieval Period (Background) Any other Pertinent Information/Details Identifying Textual References (Be sure to include precise lines) Group Pilgrims Sara, Shayna Yeoman, Prioress Evan, Max, Josh, Roman Monk, Friar Victoria, Joanna, Faith Merchant, Clerk, Sergeant of the Law Adam, Matt, Noah, Adam, Zaire Franklin, Guildsmen, Cook Eric, Wendy, Phi, Ethan, Eric Shipman, Doctor, Wife of Bath Vivian, Hope, Julia Parson, Plowman, Miller, Manciple Jack, Joy, Hannah, Taylor, Ally Reeve, Summoner, Pardoner
Block F Together: Knight and Squire Pilgrim Physical Description of Pilgrim Characteristics of Pilgrim Socioeconomic Rank of Pilgrim Type of Description (Archetype or Individual) Satiric Element (If and where applicable) Role in Medieval Period (Background) Any other Pertinent Information/Details Identifying Textual References (Be sure to include precise lines) Group Pilgrims Kevin, Miles, Andrew, Minsoo, Sarah Yeoman, Prioress, Monk Taegan, Sasha, Sandra, Tia Friar, Merchant, Clerk, Sergeant of the Law Molly, Maddie, Megan, Livana Franklin, Guildsmen, Cook Rachel, Daisy, Jenna Shipman, Doctor, Wife of Bath Donsky, Cedric, Gilda Parson, Plowman, Miller, Manciple Dennis, Sri, Biral, Danny Reeve, Summoner, Pardoner
Block H Together: Knight and Squire Pilgrim Physical Description of Pilgrim Characteristics of Pilgrim Socioeconomic Rank of Pilgrim Type of Description (Archetype or Individual) Satiric Element (If and where applicable) Role in Medieval Period (Background) Any other Pertinent Information/Details Identifying Textual References (Be sure to include precise lines) Group Pilgrims Skyler, Nir, Nick, Erica, Devon, Rachel Yeoman, Prioress, Monk Kayla, Liz, Dahyo Friar, Merchant, Clerk, Sergeant of the Law Filianna, Faith, Dominic, Harsh Franklin, Guildsmen, Cook Julius, Ethan, Jose (JoCo) Shipman, Doctor, Wife of Bath Federica, Sara, Gabrielle, Kristen Parson, Plowman, Miller, Manciple Zahoor, Joe, Kat, Mike, Matt, Phil Reeve, Summoner, Pardoner