geoffrey chaucer and the canterbury tales
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Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales. I. Geoffrey Chaucer: Background Information. 1343?-1400 Son of a vinter (wine merchant) Family name is derived from the French chausseur , meaning shoemaker “Father of English poetry” Occupations Comptroller of customs for London - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Geoffrey Chaucer andThe Canterbury Tales
I. Geoffrey Chaucer:Background Information
A. 1343?-1400B. Son of a vinter (wine merchant)C. Family name is derived from the French
chausseur, meaning shoemakerD. “Father of English poetry”E. Occupations
A. Comptroller of customs for LondonB. Member of ParliamentC. Writer/scholar
II. The Canterbury Tales
A. Basic Plot: a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey to Canterbury Cathedral
B. Written in Middle EnglishC. Unfinished at Chaucer’s death
“Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales”
III. The Pilgrimage and Tales
A. A pilgrimage is a journey of moral significance
B. Chaucer’s pilgrims travel to honor martyr Saint Thomas Becket (reasons: hope of heavenly reward, penance, etc.)
C. Tales from each pilgrim “pass the time” on the journey
“The Fear of Divine Judgment”
IV. Story ElementsA. Frame story – a narrative providing the
framework for connecting a series of otherwise unrelated stories
B. Archetypes – model of a person; a symbol universally recognized by all
Archetypes
V. Thematic ElementsA. Pilgrimage used as a
metaphor for lifeB. Wheel of Fortune – fate;
the wheel belongs to the goddess Fortune, who spins it at random, changing the positions of those on the wheel
Assignment
• Pick three typical archetypes from Woodland Hills High School.
• 3 paragraphs, one per archetype.
• Use descriptive vocabulary to describe the archetype.