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The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Summary
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Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
General Prologue: Introduction
General Prologue: The Knight through the Man of Law
General Prologue: The Franklin through the Pardoner
General Prologue: Conclusion
The Knight’s Tale, Parts 1–2
The Knight’s Tale, Parts 3–4
The Miller’s Prologue and Tale
The Wife of Bath’s Prologue
The Wife of Bath’s Prologue (continued)
The Wife of Bath’s Tale
The Pardoner’s Introduction, Prologue, and Tale
The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue
Characters
Character List
The Knight
The Pardoner
The Wife of Bath
The Miller
The Host
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Key Facts
In
The Canterbury Tales
, do religious leaders help or hurt society?
Quotes
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Quotes By Theme
Social Class
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Deceit
Love
Quotes By Section
General Prologue: Introduction
General Prologue: The Knight through the Man of Law
General Prologue: The Franklin through the Pardoner
General Prologue: Conclusion
The Knight’s Tale, Parts 1–2
The Knight’s Tale, Parts 3–4
The Miller’s Prologue and Tale
The Wife of Bath’s Prologue
The Wife of Bath’s Prologue (continued)
The Wife of Bath’s Tale
The Pardoner’s Introduction, Prologue, and Tale
The Nun’s Priest’s Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue
Quotes By Character
Wife of Bath
The Narrator
The Knight
The Pardoner
The Reeve
Further Study
Context
The Canterbury Tales and Pilgrimages
The Canterbury Tales as a Satire
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
General Prologue: Introduction
General Prologue: The Knight through the Man of Law
General Prologue: The Franklin through the Pardoner
General Prologue: Conclusion
The Knight's Tale, Parts 1-2
The Knight's Tale, Parts 3-4
The Miller's Prologue and Tale
The Wife of Bath's Prologue
The Wife of Bath's Prologue (continued)
The Wife of Bath's Tale
The Pardoner's Introduction, Prologue, and Tale
The Nun's Priest's Prologue, Tale, and Epilogue
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
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How to Write Literary Analysis
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Further Study
Character List Quiz
Further Study
Character List Quiz
1
of 5
Is Chaucer the narrator the same as Chaucer the author?
Yes, they should be considered identical.
No, the names are the same but one should not assume they are identical.
2
of 5
Who is the leader of the group?
The Knight
The Host
The Wife of Bath
The narrator
3
of 5
Who is Theseus?
In the Knight's tale he's the duke of Athens.
In the Pardoner's tale he's death.
In the Wife of Bath's tale he's her fourth husband.
In the Nun's Priests tale he's the fox.
4
of 5
What do the Three Rioters in the Pardoner's Tale represent?
Vices
Virtues
Ethics
Senses
5
of 5
Which character is loud and obnoxious and gives the Host a hard time?
The Squire
The Plowman
The Yeoman
The Miller
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