the growth of the english language
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The Growth of the English Language. 14th century. Geoffrey Chaucer. (c. 1343 – 1400) About his early life John Chaucer: his father a merchant Philippa Roet: his wife. Soldier, civil administrator, and diplomat Philosopher, translator of books, English author, and poet. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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
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Soldier, civil administrator,Soldier, civil administrator,and diplomatand diplomat
Philosopher, translator of Philosopher, translator of books, English author, and books, English author, and poetpoet
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The Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury Tales
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Pilgrims arriving at...Pilgrims arriving at...
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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.
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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...
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The hostThe host
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Dinner at the Tabard Inn...Dinner at the Tabard Inn...
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The pilgrimage...The pilgrimage...
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From London to CanterburyFrom London to Canterbury
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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
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The ClerkThe Clerk
An Oxford scholarAn Oxford scholar
A man of learningA man of learning
A tale about patienceA tale about patience
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The Wife of BathThe Wife of Bath
A lively soulA lively soul
Five husbandsFive husbands
Tales of loveTales of love
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The PardonerThe Pardoner
The church’s pardonThe church’s pardon
A tale about three A tale about three
greedy young mengreedy young men
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The FranklinThe Franklin
A rich landownerA rich landowner
good food and winegood food and wine
A tale about A tale about promisespromises
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“A true Roman has no need
to make a solemn promise
to keep him to his duty”.
Julius Caesar
W Shakespeare
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The FriarThe Friar
Taverns very wellTaverns very well
A tale about aA tale about a
Summoner and theSummoner and the
devil devil
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The Nun’s PriestThe Nun’s Priest
Madame Eglentine Madame Eglentine andand
Sir JohnSir John
A fableA fable
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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.”
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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...
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The Knight’s tale
The Clerk’s tale
The Wife of Bath’s tale
The Pardoner’s tale
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The Franklin’s tale
The Friar’s tale
The Nun’s Priest’s tale
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