Graphic organizer for character analysis, editing practice, and work with synonyms. Text in Middle English with line-by-line translation into Modern English. Adobe Reader required for access.īiography and background, scholarship, summary, character traits, and essay questions. Jerome they are challenged to construct the Wife of Bath's response. Students are presented with passages from the writings of St. This 3-page worksheet invites students to a close reading of the text.
How would the Wife of Bath debate the church fathers? Scroll down to find questions related to The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale. Students analyze Chaucer's portrayal of the Wife of Bath, consider how the story reflects on both her character and on Chaucer's view of marriage and women, examine literary sources that contributed to this characterization, and explore the historical context that informs this depiction of the rights of women in marriage. These questions focus on the Prologue and the Pardoner's Tale. (The Tabard no longer stands.)Ī pronunciation guide for the Prologue and links to related sites.īiography and background, analysis and commentary. What did the Tabard look like? An artist's rendering with a link to a Google map of the region today. The Tabard Inn, Southwark, London in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" Side-by side paraphrase of the prologue and of several portraits. Questions for the General Prologue and The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale. The Canterbury Tales Prologue in Middle EnglishĪ reading of the first 18 lines of the Prologue. What Chaucer left out: background information, social status, income, the Tabard Inn, and a map of the journey.Ī list of 773 words drawn from the Tales, presented in context. This scholarly site offers collections of links to etexts, audio files, background information, recipes, costume, and more.Īnd related texts from the time period, criticism, background information.ĭon't miss the extensive collection of links to information about Chaucer and medieval England. Follow the links at the bottom to practice comparing and contrasting Middle and Modern English.īiography and extensive criticism from the Internet Public Library. This link leads to the opening page of the section on Chaucer, including a summary and an audio file of Middle English.
The British Library sponsors a site on the changing English language. Guidelines for a modern retelling of the Tales as a class project. Links to audio files of sections of the General Prologue and other tales. This site offers theme openers, crosscurricular assignments, research assignments, and suggestions for related reading. Note: Storyboard That helps sponsor this site. How might students use storyboards to demonstrate and to extend their learning? Check the resources here: Plot Diagram for "The Knight's Tale," Creating a Character Map for "General Prologue," Conflict in "The Miller's Tale," Determining Perspective in "The Wife of Bath's Prologue," Caricatures in "The General Prologue." Woodcuts, some analysis, and links to biography and historical background are also available. Click on a hyperlinked word to see a translation or explanation in the glossary in the lower right frame. Downloadable, it runs 2:31 and is captioned.Īn interactive e-text. This music video could serve as an introduction to the unit. 5-11 to hear excerpts read in Middle English.
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