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The Nun's Priest Tale
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The Nun's Priest Tale
Characterization
1
Game!
- Given his occupation, why do you think the priest would feel negative toward women when he told this tale?
- How does Sir Russel Fox gain Chanticleer's trust, and why do you think he would use this technique on Chanticleer?
4
- Describe the relationship between Chanticleer and Lady Pertelote.
- How did Chanticleer trick Sir Russel Fox?
3
- How do you think the use of flattery and trickery in the story resembles that in the actions of humans?
- What might have been Chaucer's purpose for including the widow and her daughters in the tale?
2
- How does Pertelote react to Chanticleer's dream? Why do you think she reacts the way she does?
- How does Pertelote die and what might have been her motive?
Chanticleer
Sir Russel Fox
- sneaky, manipulative, tricking
- uses flattery to capture vain Chanticleer
- symbol: deceivers can be deceived themselves
- rooster living in poor widow's meadow
- beautiful singing/crowing voice
- striking appearance
- proud/arrogant/vain
- learns from mistake
- love victim
Lady Pertelote
- one of Chanticleer's 7 wives/sisters
- beautiful features
- "held the heart of Chanticleer..."
- Priest's symbol
Themes
Allusion
- Allusion=indirect reference to something/someone
- Medieval medicine
- Old Testament
Sophia De Mornay-O'Neal
Justin Azarian
Aaron Nehmadi
- beware the advice of women
- fate vs. free will
- fatal flaw
- deception
- importance of dreams
- "fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me"
Language
Fatal Flaw
FATAL FLAW= tragic flaw; flaw that leads to character's downfall
- Chanticleer- vanity
- Sir Russel Fox- egostistical
- Pertelote- has no belief
- Imagery
- Metaphor
- Personification of animals
- Alliteration
Background
A little bit about
- England between 1300-1400
- 1/2 the population wiped out with famine, war, & plague
- conflict b/w autonomy of Church and free choice
Literary Devices
Symbolism
- Fox: seemingly harmless devil
- characters: angels + devils in our head/subconscious
- trust yourself?
Story Type
- beast fable
- comic irony
Chanticleer and Russel Fox
Russel Fox
Chanticleer
- No support
- Keen
- Has family to back him up
- Overconfident
- Gullible
- Easily deceived
Tale
Prologue
- Fox is chased after
- Russel Fox stalks Chanticleer
- Pertelote witnesses the capture
- Fox insists not enemy
- Chanticleer has nightmare
- Pertelote immediately dismisses his dream
- Next day same beast as in dream appears - foreshadow
- Monk's tale- sad
- Host wants more cheerful tale
- Chanticleer tricks Russel
- Fox tricks him using flattery
- A poor, elderly widow lives with her 2 daughters in cottage by meadow
- Chanticleer (rooster): MAGNIFICENT singer
- Pertelote jumps into fire- killing herself
- Chanticleer escapes
- Fox seizes Chanticleer
Nun's Priest begins...
- His main wife: Pertelote
Moral: flattery- method of trickery
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