This pilgrim is a truly religious person who acts as a Christian model for others. He teaches softly through kindness rather than harshly through strictness. He practices what he preaches. He visits rich and poor alike when they are sick or in trouble, even if they live far from town. His brother, the Plowman, is traveling with him.
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As the lecture points out, in Chaucer’s original plan for Th…
As the lecture points out, in Chaucer’s original plan for The Canterbury Tales, each pilgrim was going to tell ______ tales.
You have read the second half of the Middle English poem Sir…
You have read the second half of the Middle English poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Gawain poet seems to have great(est) knowledge of …
Nicholas, an Oxford student, is an expert in …
Nicholas, an Oxford student, is an expert in …
What does Absolon borrow from Gerveys?
What does Absolon borrow from Gerveys?
What does Gawain do immediately after the third temptation?
What does Gawain do immediately after the third temptation?
Gawain carries a shield with five-pointed star on it. What c…
Gawain carries a shield with five-pointed star on it. What colors are the star and the shield?
Who conspired to kill Guenivere by scaring her to death?
Who conspired to kill Guenivere by scaring her to death?
Gawain and his host make a pact to do what?
Gawain and his host make a pact to do what?
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight opens with a reference to th…
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight opens with a reference to the Trojan War. The so-called “foundation stories” link the founding of Britain to the destruction of Troy. What was the name of the man who supposedly fled from Troy and founded Britain?