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9 Cards in this Set
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Knight |
"Who from the day he first began to ride abroad had followed chivalry, truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy." |
He is noble and the standard for the other pilgrims. |
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Squire |
"A fine young squire, a lover and a cadet, a lad of fire with locks as curly as if they have been pressed."
"He knew the way to sit a horse and ride. He could make songs and poems and recite, knew how to joust and dance, to draw and write." |
He is not fit to play the role of a squire. He does not hold up to his title. |
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Yeoman |
"Peacock feathered arrows, bright and keen and neatly sheathed." "Shield and sword hung at one side, and at the other slipped a jaunty dirk, spear-sharp and well-equipped." |
The yeoman is well organized and loyal. He is well-prepared for battle, much more than who he serves, the squire. He is more fit to be the knights squire than the knights son. |
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Nun |
"Her way of smiling was simple and coy." "The smallest drop from falling on her breast. For her courtliness she has a special zest, and she would wipe her upper lip so clean that not a trace of grease would be seen." "She was indeed by no means undergrown. He cloak, I noticed, had a graceful charm." "Whence hung a golden brooch of the brightest sheen." |
The nun proves herself to be too vain. As a nun she should be quiet, reserved, not concerned with looks. Her personality also contradicts her occupation as a nun. |
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Monk |
"Hunting was his sport." "The rule of good St benet or st maur as old and strict he tended to ignore." "He let go of the things of yesterday." "Hunting a hare or riding at a fence was all his fun." |
As a monk, he does not apply well in his position. In activity and personality, he seems to be more fit to be a hunter since he enjoys his hobby more than his job it seems. |
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Friar |
"He was an easy man in penance giving."
"Therefore instead of weeping and of prayer one should give silver for a poor friars care."
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The friar exploits his job. As a friar, he is using his title to earn money from others. |
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The didactic reason for Beowulf and Canterbury tales |
The didactic purpose of the Canterbury tales and Beowulf is to expose the goodness and faults of people. |
Peoples true nature |
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The morality in beowulf |
Beowulf is revealed to not be the hero of the story when immorally faced against the dragon because he wished to take the dragons gold and claim glory. Wiglaf shows true heroism and fights along side his king when "there was only one left". |
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Hero tradition in Beowulf |
The hero in "Beowulf" is not Beowulf, it is Wiglaf. Beowulf may be what the story implies as the hero, but later in the story, it tells other wise. His actions towards the dragon were in selfishness. He was only fighting to claim glory once more. Wiglaf show true heroism when faced against the dragon. All his comrades have left with Beowulf and wiglaf standing against the dragon. Instead of running, the lowly squire, fights with his king in selflessness. |
Wiglaf is a hero |
