Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey Chaucer

(c. 1343 – 1400)(c. 1343 – 1400)

About his early lifeAbout his early life

John Chaucer: his John Chaucer: his fatherfather

a merchanta merchant

Philippa Roet: his Philippa Roet: his wifewife

Soldier, civil administrator,Soldier, civil administrator,and diplomatand diplomat

Philosopher, translator of Philosopher, translator of books, English author, and books, English author, and poetpoet

The Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury Tales

Pilgrims arriving at...Pilgrims arriving at...

acrostic N ( C ) a number of lines of writing, for

example a poem or a word puzzle, in which

particular letters from each line form a word or

phrase.

Who was in charge of the Tabard Inn?

Happy and fat this man was.On a long journey to Canterbury and back,Some pilgrims told four tales, good and

sad,To be judged by him and get a prize.

The...

The hostThe host

Dinner at the Tabard Inn...Dinner at the Tabard Inn...

The pilgrimage...The pilgrimage...

From London to CanterburyFrom London to Canterbury

The KnightThe Knight

A horse-riding soldier A horse-riding soldier

who came from a who came from a noblenoble

familyfamily

A sad tale of A sad tale of

broken friendship broken friendship

and unrequited loveand unrequited love

The ClerkThe Clerk

An Oxford scholarAn Oxford scholar

A man of learningA man of learning

A tale about patienceA tale about patience

The Wife of BathThe Wife of Bath

A lively soulA lively soul

Five husbandsFive husbands

Tales of loveTales of love

The PardonerThe Pardoner

The church’s pardonThe church’s pardon

A tale about three A tale about three

greedy young mengreedy young men

The FranklinThe Franklin

A rich landownerA rich landowner

good food and winegood food and wine

A tale about A tale about promisespromises

“A true Roman has no need

to make a solemn promise

to keep him to his duty”.

Julius Caesar

W Shakespeare

The FriarThe Friar

Taverns very wellTaverns very well

A tale about aA tale about a

Summoner and theSummoner and the

devil devil

The Nun’s PriestThe Nun’s Priest

Madame Eglentine Madame Eglentine andand

Sir JohnSir John

A fableA fable

Chaunticleer and the foxChaunticleer and the fox

“ “Be careful not to Be careful not to

believe all the nicebelieve all the nice

things that are saidthings that are said

to you in this to you in this world.”world.”

The Knight’s tale

Prisoner in a high tower, this man was.

Arcite, his friend, lived sadly by his side.

Love for the same lady felt both,

And their friendship was quite lost.

Making him ill, his love for her is.

One night in May, he could run away.

Now, he’s preparing for the fight of his life!

What’s this man’s name?

The Knight’s tale

A young knight fighting for Creon in war,

Rich clothes he had; wounded but not dead he was.

Caring for a lady’s love, he lost his best friend at once.

ILL he became for being far from her.

Then, he decided to go back to Athens

Either to win her love or have his head cut off.

What’s this man’s name?

The Wife of Bath’s Tale

For breaking the law,

one knight must die.

But the queen asked the king

not to end the knight’s life.

A year and one day

the queen gave the knight

to find out what in the world

women want most of all.

bishops, bribes, corruption, bishops, bribes, corruption, death, deceit, dreams, dukes, death, deceit, dreams, dukes,

evil, extortion, fame, evil, extortion, fame, gambling, generousity, gambling, generousity,

gluttony, greed, hate, honor, gluttony, greed, hate, honor, indulgences, irony, life, love, indulgences, irony, life, love, loyalty, marriage, pardons, loyalty, marriage, pardons, patience, poison, princes, patience, poison, princes, promises, treachery, war, promises, treachery, war,

wine... wine...

The Knight’s tale

The Clerk’s tale

The Wife of Bath’s tale

The Pardoner’s tale

The Franklin’s tale

The Friar’s tale

The Nun’s Priest’s tale