Cathedral of Canterbury and the Archbishop’s hall‚ as they existed in medieval England. The play opens at the point of Becket’s arrival in Canterbury‚ at…….. CHARACTER LIST Major Characters Thomas Becket - the Archbishop of Canterbury and the protagonist of the play. His character is basically drawn from historical sources during the later part of…… Henry II - the king who is never presented on stage‚ but whose invisible presence towers over……. Minor Characters The Women of Canterbury in the Chorus
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The Canterbury Tales are a series of stories that were told by different people in different positions of life and then retold by the narrator. The author‚ Geoffrey Chaucer‚ talks about each person differently‚ highlighting what they did. The Summoner was a man who works for the church. He was described to be very ugly in many different ways. Also‚ is just a very bad person in general. This essay shows how a Christian Bale would be ideal for the part of the Summoner‚ because he has the physical and
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indifference; it is not bound by any moral code. In his play‚ Murder in the Cathedral‚ T.S. Eliot explores the morality and emotions that took place in a historical occurrence. He elaborates on personal responsibility in the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury‚ Thomas Becket. In a battle between church and state‚ Eliot describes a spiritual battle‚ and the courage it takes to fulfill the will of God. Archbishop Thomas Becket is the protagonist in this play. At one point‚ Becket was loyal only to the
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At first‚ The Canterbury Tales characters do seem odd; however‚ like any good story plot you have your heroes and villains‚ good guys and bad guys‚ or protagonists and antagonists. The only different with this story is the names‚ truthfully. The stereotypes still exist – they just don’t disappear – take for instance The Pardoner. People like the Pardoner still have a very prominent place in society‚ although they appear in various forms – bankers‚ crooks‚ hustlers‚ etc. – the reality is they still
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is the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person. The Prioress reveals her character in the novel The Canterbury Tales. Twenty-nine men and women of different backgrounds are gathering to tell their stories on their way to the Canterbury Cathedral in spring to morn at the site of Thomas Beckett’s death. In The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer the tale of the Prioress reveals her true character through her moral code‚ motivation‚ and desire. As a prioress‚
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Irony is a form of speech in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the words used. There are three tales that are fantastic demonstrations of irony. “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”‚ “The Pardoner’s Tale”‚ and “The Nun Priest’s Tale” are the three. While each one is different‚ each uses irony to teach its characters a lesson. “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” does not have as much irony in it as the other two tales do. The most major ironical difference is that of the nature of the knight’s
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In Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales‚ in particular the Parson’s tale‚ Chaucer provides a comprehensive list of the Seven Deadly Sins and what each sin entails‚ including their origins and subsets. Following each chief sin‚ he offers a remedium (remedy)‚ or virtue‚ for the corresponding vices – including their subsets as well. Prior to the section in which he offers this guidance‚ he makes clear his belief that pride is the core of all sin‚ and that sin itself is a consequence of the internal
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The Wife of Bath: Satire and the Place of a Woman Geoffrey Chaucer’s short story "The Wife of Bath"‚ within The Canterbury Tales‚ describes the unidealistic life and the role of women in the Late Middle Ages. With each containing similarities and differences of the other‚ the prologue and tale describe the lives of two women‚ an old hag and the Wife of Bath. Chaucer tells the story of these to women in order to relate them to the times and ideals of their Medieval society. Within these two short
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* Knight * Leader of pilgrimage * Wore tunic stained with dark marks from his armor * Possessed fine horses but not gaily dressed * Most distinguished one‚ leader * Man of chivalry‚ truth‚ honor‚ generosity‚ courtesy * Noble hero‚ honored for noble graces * Was there when they took Alexandria (city in Egypt) * Traveled to North America * Lost at Granada * Visited Russia‚ Prussia‚ Lithuania * Traveled along Mediterranean
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are counted upon not only to speak of accepting the conduct of chivalry once dubbed‚ but also to carry out what they were taught through their actions (Kaeuper 1). A prime example of literature broadcasting chivalry is in Geoffrey Chaucer’s‚ The Canterbury Tales; specifically the Knight’s Tale. The Knight’s Tale fits someone with his career because the genre is a chivalric romance. The story includes beliefs looked for in a knight including
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