About 69 miles in length

Definition: an early type of portable gun supported on a tripod or a forked rest.

English translation from Latin -

"But we worked those hide and suppress desire and deprive them of life, even strangers goods"

strong public criticism or verbal abuse.

He's showing a great amount of zeal for exploration. To be able to complete a map of the world.

Definition: a dishonest or unscrupulous man.

These are verses 23 and 24.

This feels like an afterthought. Does the full text go on and he just lays into them too??

meaning devoted to

I think some may consider this ignorance but some may find this to be pure and alive with the spark of magic in everyday life. I kinda wish we had more of that childlike wonder at basic consepts like rain or the stars or how the seasons change colors etc. I think in some way it could be rewarding to be "ignorant" in this fashion. I think it could also cause alot of gratitude that first world civilizations now lack on a everyday basis.

Although hard to read at times, I really enjoyed this view on settling America and the other adventures. The second to last one about Virginia made me sad because it gave an inside view of how the meetings went with the Natives and the Europeans. It started of as an innocent visit and ended in the Natives dying and being scared of the settlers.

Even in 1585 they had zombies :)

I don't know why, but this sounds rude. The writer is saying that they need not fear the "natural inhabitants" but that the "natural inhabitants" should fear them.

Born 1494 Joannes Leo Africanus (/ˌæfrɪˈkeɪnəs/; born al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan al-Fasi, Arabic: حسن ابن محمد الوزان الفاسي‎; c. 1494 – c. 1554) was a Berber[2] Andalusi diplomat and author who is best known for his book Descrittione dell’Africa (Description of Africa) centered on the geography of the Maghreb and Nile Valley. The book was regarded among his scholarly peers in Europe as the most authoritative treatise on the subject until the modern exploration of Africa.[3] For this work, Leo became a household name among European geographers.

like physical science

Is this the first non-christian intertwined thing we've read?????

definition: although

The term Barbary (Barbarie) Coast was used by Europeans from the 16th century to the early 19th to refer to the coastal regions of North Africa inhabited by Berber people. Today this land is part of the modern nations of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.

French: What has sometimes caused me to look for the opportunities, which prevent, that the English, who have wit, means, and value enough, to make a great honor among all Christians, no longer assert themselves upon the an element which is to them, and must be more natural than to other peoples, who must yield to them in the structure, accommodation, and police of vessels, as they have seen in several places among them.

Contenents, ocean and islands?

I love the description of the way they built a shelter from the rain. They used what they had around them and even they seemed surprised at how well it worked.

He criticizes them a lot. I don't know if he is trying to be mean but that is how it comes across. He kind of belittles them for not "being smart" or as civilized as he is.

So much loyalty at this time. People would die for what they believed in and to protect their families.

This passage was really confusing. There are 3 different languages going on and everything is spelled weird.

French: which made me once

showing strong feeling, forceful, passionate, or intense.

Why is he using V instead of U? Until the 17th century, Romans did not have a need for different letters for V, U, and W. They were all used and pronounced the same way. The curved U, was added by the Latin language.

These reading shows someone who like to contradict people and isn't afraid to stretch the truth. He probably was a very charismatic individual and enjoyed thrilling adventures. This would ultimately be his demise later in life, after conducting another voyage and attacking a Spanish outpost in South America. But even at his death he made sure to make dramatic statements.

He is constantly promising that he is stating the truth about all the riches and gold in the country. After falling out of favor with Queen Elizabeth I, it made him desperate to win favor again. The exploits that he accounted for were highly fabricated and he didn't return with any evidence of the riches he states were so abundant. Reading this story showed exaggerated accounts and it was clear he would be in serious trouble if he didn't have a successful voyage.

He is stating that the riches and wealth of the country are untapped. They are ripe for the picking and abundant, that people live plentiful lives.

The line you hear before someone starts to convince you to their lies.

Referring to Queen Elizabeth I

This area was in the Venezuelan region of Guayana.

This sounds as though he is referring to a clock and the passage of time. The passages continue to paint how time brings all things to its end. He must have been starting to reflect heavily on how time is passing by and everything is starting to age and whither. Ones reflection on our mortality.

This covers the social issue that dominate the peoples desire for acceptance and recognition. People will say what other people want to hear, especially those in power and with wealth. It obviously scorns people for behaving this way and stating obvious lies.

It comes as a contrast of being youth fades and behaving youthful. The tone is darker since it leads with fading youth or beauty. This brings awareness of things don't last forever.

This line shows that love can be miss-guiding. One would think you are acting with reason in matters of love, but reason is completely compromised. Reason attempts to defend us from harm, but love breaks down all reason and defeats it.

So the poems read like a smooth river almost like it’s out a story book, like they spent a great amount of work to make these. But the meaning in the line just hits in so many spots its like an action movie. The Lie is my favorite and I as I read it I was like damn, that means something to me. Then the last part kind of seemed like a it was out of left field. But their descriptions of ports, rivers lead back to what I said. I feel like that the inspiration of water flows thought the poems that they wrote.

I have such a grand image of what they are seeing likes something out on Indiana Jones

That's a lot of gold, the Spaniards made out like bank heist.

So he was sent to scope out Guiana. It seems like a beautiful place. I don't really know what to say though, did I miss something? I think it was just a letter to his "majesty" saying "you should conquer Guiana." Not much to be said. Maybe historically his approval and the Queens decision set off a chain of events and that's why this is significant.

Don't always feel bad that you are not the best at something.

This feels like a line that describes life in general.

This person must really hurt you, like gee man do you need a hug.

So much death in just one line like damn.

It's easy to forget that at one point the globe wasn't complete.

Cacique

Barge - a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed by another.

Wherry - a light rowboat used chiefly for carrying passengers.

"The religion of the Epuremei is the same which the Ingas, emperors of Peru, used, which may be read in Cieza and other Spanish stories; how they believe the immortality of the soul, worship the sun, and bury with them alive their best beloved wives and treasure, as they likewise do in Pegu in the East Indies, and other places."

Sounds very pessimistic. TIme never stops and everything will eventually "fade." He desires to love forever but he can't. It's like his own version of absurdism.

This reminds me of the quote from class "The majority is never right." People can like or loathe something and present an argument but in the end what is true?

Sir Walter really did love looking to the past. Maybe he never got old enough, wise enough to realize that he should just let the past go and enjoy the knowledge he gained from past experiences instead of trying to hold on to them for dear life.

He claims that death shuts you up but here we are, 400 years after his death, reading the story of his days. I'm sure he knew his work would be ready for centuries to come.

He wasted his youth on this broad.

is this just referring to the shadow due to the sun or the moon? Actually, it seems to be an actual shadow since shadows tend to run(change) depending on the time of day. Then again, the moon also runs since it isn't always within view.

sly or cunning intelligence

Interesting use of temple. A temple is usually a place for worship or "positive things" but in this case is full of treason. A sort of "so good yet so bad" kind of meaning. Kind of like foods that we like to indulge in knowing full well of how unhealthy they are.

I can't tell, is this a name of a person or place??? I'm confused.

I am unsure what exactly its saying here. Erreth wasn't really explained in google, other than it being a third-person singular simple present indicative form of err.

Contention:heated disagreement.

So basically it's saying that the law is wrong and they want to dispute it.

Definition:a claim or assertion of a claim to something.

Despite the author writing about saying goodbye to love, I thought the sentences were each beautiful. I really love to read different ways authors uses to describe emotion.

Definition:a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.

Right off the bat, I really like how this started off with an exaggeration of love and lies and even goodbyes. Already sounds like an interested story

The title says false love but it could've been titled "A farewell to Love" and it would still be relatable. Feelings are so fickle.

Shockingly I really liked this one. The fact that this all happened with in the same-ish time span is just cool. Very interesting topic, almost makes me want to be a history major this stuff is just soo darn interesting. Elizabeth's has to be my favorite, the fact she went to jail to escape execution and just how crazy of a childhood she had. But I loved all the stories, I wish there was a part 2 to this that went into a little bit more detail. Lady Janes was pretty sad the fact that she got to rule for such a short time really goes to show just like how bad the conditions were back then, at least now queens and kings are just figure heads but overall this was really fun to read.

Well gee, he went out like a wet noddle, I guess for the royal family you have to be like that.

This is very strong. Sometime people are suffering and they have no one else to point to but at the leader. This is common among any position of power. Take for an example, a manager. They for the most part do the same job as everyone else but when something goes wrong, they are the first to take the blame. Even presidents. If their country is suffering then the people will push for their exit, blinded by the situation that they have fallen in.

This reminds me of the pardoner's tale where the main character is in charge of collecting the "offering" for the church and uses any religious means necessary in order to guilt the people into giving more. He himself though, is not a strict follower of christ and uses his position of power to distance himself from the rest. This abuse of the "law of the lord" is not knew and is something I doubt will ever cease to occur.

The good ol' old school parenting where if your kid does something they shouldn't, you just berate them. And if that doesn't work you just knock some sense into them.

"I am here to tell you what you already know." This is very common among leaders, which helps make all the more sense of her leadership. We just absorb the constant broken-record style rambling the spews from their mouths

She has no doubt about her doubt to the thrown. Just saying that means that there must be at least some level of doubt.

It's unfortunate but when you have an authoritarian regime, the only way to get freedom is by force and challenging the government. Either that or through reason, which history shows rarely ever happened.

I hope I never have to experience this level of authoritarianism. To go from reproaching, to full submission to the king in such a short time. Who would really believe that she was sincere in this letter, not scared?

I really enjoyed reading the different perspectives of Mary and Elizabeth, despite the story being all over the place and honestly, a little confusing.

I'm noticing the trend in this reading that her sentences are super long. Like each sentence is like this, or even longer. Geez

"Completely yielding" is a good way to describe this. She seems afraid for her well-being if she does anything less than beg for mercy from the King, her father.

All of the writings give a unique look into these women's lives. Reading their history and biography puts into perspective the intricacies of how careful they needed to write any letters to such powerful women of influence. Queen Elizabeth learned this very early in life and it has saved her from many disasters. Always speaking your mind carelessly can be disastrous in powerful positions. Being cool and collected was key to her survival and staying away from venomous individuals.

She never married, but there was a possibility that she did have feelings for Robert Dudley, but he was already married to Amy Robsart. Amy died by falling from the stairs and this brought accusations that Dudley probably killed her to marry Queen Elizabeth. She was convinced to not marry.

She is letting King James VI that she didn't have any part in ordering the execution of his mother Mary. This could have been a disaster between the two countries, but they maintained good relations. King James VI ascended the throne of England and became King James I.

Elizabeth did not order Mary's execution, even after unraveling Mary's plot to have Elizabeth assassinated. She was still willing to entertain the idea of forgiving her, but someone issued the order of her execution and she was thanking Mary's handler for his service.

Queen Elizabeth got word of what is happening to Mary, Queen of the Scotts and offered her condolences and protection. Queen Elizabeth is probably feeling empathy for her, as she has been persecuted many times for revolts that she wasn't a port of, but Mary's situation was very questionable to begin with. Her husband was killed in an explosion, then immediately married James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell which they appeared to be having close relations before his murder.

Into thy hands, Lord

This is the Body of Christ as per Roman Catholic Church practice or communion in Protestant Church.

Do not cry; I promised for you. She was comforting the women crying. There might have been a promise between them unsaid or making a promise to see them again after death possibly.

Mary, at this point was being overthrown by her people, writes a response to Queen Elizabeth's letter. Queen Elizabeth offers her shelter and protection from the people seeking her imprisonment for the murder of her husband. They had already placed her Son as the King and she was now on the run.

Psalm 51, which is a hymn written by David. This is like a sinners guide for atonement and asking for forgiveness.

"1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin....."

She married Philip os Spain, who later helped Elizabeth get out of the Tower of London. This caused great strife in England, as it was now a Protestant country and Mary was implementing Roman Catholic Law. This included inquisition practices back into the country.

This letter was written just after Wyat's rebellion in attempt to make Elizabeth Queen. This almost got Elizabeth executed, as she didn't have any part in it.

Mary is a steadfast Roman Catholic, as her mother Catherine. The Catholic Church does not recognize the nulled marriage and view Cathrine as Queen Catherine. Viewing Mary as being the true next inline ruler.

The orb is a religious symbol that God reigns over the world and the sceptre is the King or Queen temporal power.

I'm assuming this statement is in-reference to the religious upheaval from Roman Catholic Church to a Protestant Church and making himself Head of the Church. This allowed King Henry VIII to dissolve the marriage.

This statement is how she acknowledges the fact of not to call him father. Her mother's marriage has been nulled and would be almost considered a bastard child.

This was a different style altogether compared to the prior readings. She went through a rough pregnancy and brought her to madness. But it is hard to say if it was madness or being tired of constantly needing to be dignified all the time. She crashed back down, but was still stubborn and tried to start a business. The business failed and she turned to the church for salvation. She seems to deeply believe the belief during that time that women were more sinful and needed to go through constant prayer and sacrifice to save their souls. This led to her short time in abstinence and going to Jerusalem.

I get the feeling she liked a lot of attention and was wild. But her writings make it look like she tried to be a good Christian. In an attempt to try and paint a different narrative about herself.

Shit, at this point I really dont care about what meant back then, in my book she pretty much is a creature, just doing whatever it is to live.

Down the rabbit hole of hate and despair.

Okay I may need to read this again but like to me this just sounds like someones journal about going thought the stages of grief like she just like complaining, bargaining, and just sounding like an absolute loony. I like the first part really had me going with all the demons and shit but then after I was just rereading and I felt like I got nowhere with it. Really cant wait for the in class thing about this.

If I give you my desire and you should have your desire, uh why? Was it taken away, Im soo lost with all this.

Sexuality in general was viewed as being sinful and abstinence can happen in marriages as well, but her husband wanted to be with her. She wanted to get divine revelation before breaking her vow and on a Friday. This was also considered a non-sex day sometimes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_female_sexuality

to that or that place., combo of there to

Use? for what purpose? and then to use with our deadly sin, this sounding like some fucked up stuff here. But then says later on in the sentence nah ? Am I understanding this right?

From or since the time that.

The yeast for making her beer was going bad and multiple failed attempts at brewing started to happen. Soon her workers left her and ashamed of not being able to brew properly.

Child birth had such a high mortality rate that women would write wills. During this time, women were viewed as receiving Gods punishment for the Garden of Eden and were believed to have easier labor if they confessed their sins and repented.

As the summary stated, it did feel very parable-ish, One story after another. I thought it felt too contrived to not be spun.

I don't really know what to think. Margery may very well have been plagued by something that caused her suffering but on the other hand she seems a little narcissistic. I don't like cynicism but that excessive crying would look like validation seeking and get on my nerves lol.

More reproaching tone. Her business failed and she returns to her husband asking for forgiveness admitting that her "pride was the cause of all her punishing."

obsolete or archaic way of saying "soon afterward."

I'm thinking that the demon possession caused people to look down on her, or it may just be her perception. We know that she hails from the upper-class, and she's trying to maintain/recover the status she had even if it means turning away from God.

I don't understand why she is so pompous. It seems to come out of nowhere. From being delivered from the devil, to being unwilling to serve God out of pride. I guess that's the downside to reading a portion of the text. It could be more spinning by the priest with the intention of showing the consequences of pride and hesitation to serve. Analogous to the rich man who wouldn't give away his possessions in the gospels.

I think it was common for some church authorities to have long-winded praises, which to me, would further evidence the priest's spinning her story.

As stated in the summary, I can understand why historians believe the priest made it a parable. It has a reproaching tone to it. Like "this is what happens when you don't confess/repent." If Margery had written it, or if the priest didn't alter it, I think it would've had a more personal, forgiving tone.

I spent about ten minutes rereading this first paragraph. Seems like she is trying to confess her sins and calls for her confessor (priest or father), but the devil in her head is telling her that there is no need. Right as she is about to confess, she decided against it for fear of the devil coming back into her head. (I could be off a bit with that last sentence)

an attack or outburst of an emotion.

It must be tuff. Throughout the story it seems that she is aware that there is something amiss with herself but she can never really make sense of it. She has a baby, see the devil, then god, and devotes her life to God in what seems to be an extremist way. Her "connection" with god only gets stronger throughout the story and leads to her being treating as some kind of freak. Each time she gets more extreme there seems to be a big, emotionally stressing event happening in her life. (baby, criticism from people, brewery goes bust, more criticism from people)

She's a baby all over again. Although the next line describes the crying as wonderful, but only if it's the first time they are hearing it. It's kind of like the boy who cried wolf. They acknowledge the first cry but if its repeated over and over again, it can come off as disingenuous.

I've never seen someone recall themselves this way. Quite interesting.

Both jealousy and the fact that her husband wanted many children meant she could not stay celibate.

It seems that the devil has been replaced by Jesus. Maybe this will help her through the struggle of post-partum? Then again she could still be in the same state of mind only now, Jesus has taken control of the subconscious wheel.

The transgression of Launcelot sparked this war but Gawain's desire for revenge led to his death. After all this, he forgives Launcelot and prayed that the King would cherish Launcelot "above all other knights."

I can't say I agree with him, but I like Gawaine's moral consistency.

Launcelot covets the King's wife, becomes the Queen's paramour, gets caught and kills many knights, and now he's lying to the King stating nothing happened between him and the Queen. For some reason people are still willing to defend his character. Maybe the author is trying to teach us not to idolize people.

I don't know if it would please God to suffer consequences of adultery.

Turns out the unhappy duo was right. It's still early in the story but it's funny how most of the annotations were speculating jealousy or resentment. They still could be but now at least we understand why.

adverb -perhaps

or

noun -uncertainty or doubt as to whether something is the case.

So our unhappy knights hatched a plan and Arthur went along with it. It sounds like Arthur trusted Lancelot but is still willing to do some medieval sleuthing. I can't say I wouldn't do the same.

truth.

since then, after that.

Well this story is to be expected, but like hey love and war. What more am I looking for in Arthurian legend. But Overall it would seem pretty dense in words but you can read it just fine. I did joy how Lancelot was like what if I like the Queen and then all my friends turn against me. I was thinking to myself the whole time, this is like that time in Star Wars and just the parallels to Star Wars kept me going for the story.

At first I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt because I don't like cynicism but It sounds like Agravaine and Mordred are just conjecturing.

Sir Bigusdickus, I just see a role call and like, it pans to like a bottle and give a name and just keep going.

THIS THE POLICE COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP, this is the medieval police just you fellow round table boys and some knights. Like bruh get away from the Queen

I mean after the last time Gawaine knows what he is talking about. I would trust his word Agravine, like listen bro.

This story has more focus on attempting to develop the characters through allowing the reader to internalize the feelings of the characters. Most of the other readings felt like reading the writers feelings, views on society or interpretation of personal events, but this story felt more of an attempt to feel the internal conflict of the characters. There are some links of the writers view point, but it didn't dominate the story's underlining tale of Sir Lancelot and Queen Guenever.

He fell into a great depression and stopped eating and drinking. Causing him to fall ill from malnutrition and dehydration.

Skull

Argavaine is calling everyone out for turning a blind eye to the obvious affair between Queen Guenever and Sir Lancelot. It is shameful of the knights to allow the King to be shamed so much and have him suffer.

This passage shows how carelessness can lead to war. It didn't matter the intent, but the perception of force triggered them to fight. Today, we still have these acts of force all the time and it has escalated recently. The most recent large scale version would be the Cold War between the US and Russia. But it is still happening in other parts of the world and actual blood is being spilled.

Hic iacet Arthurus, rex quondam, rexque futurus or "Here lies Arthur, king once, and king to be."

This was definitely an interesting way of writing and the theme behind it. I really like that some of the sins were portrayed through the reading. I felt like the pardoner confessed a lot of things that maybe he shouldn't have said so freely. Whether it was about the church or things he did. Made me wonder why he was so open about things he did.

I wonder if he marked which one is the safe one. I've seen stories where they don't and they end up dying too. A classic LOL

Can he really though? I mean, the other two rogues were talking about killing this lone one too.

I almost imagined he is cursed and he is just begging to die. 'Flesh, blood and skin' sounds like an -definite- old man with nothing else to live for and how he is proclaiming when 'his bones come to their rest' is ready to die.

How exactly old is this man? I know the life expectancy was decent but I'm a little confused about the age in this time period.

the devil has left her head and is now mixed with spirits that have about the same age as the full term of a pregnancy. The pregnancy had driven her mad.

shrive - (of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve (someone).

Even the Devil is acknowledging that God is merciful.

Is her father old or is she just seeing his ghost?

Mordred really was a pain in the ass. The thing is that Arthur tried to have him killed when he was young. But look at how he turned out, spiteful and full of resentment in his attempt to overthrow his fathers rule. It reminds me of Star Wars and how Kylo Ren was nearly killed by Luke Skywalker when he was young and he turned out to be super evil (or at the very least power hungry) and resented Luke forever. I guess the lesson that can be learned from the story is that sometimes even the people closest to you can have little trouble being two-faced.

Nice! He actually took the hint and listened to the advice that was given him. Although, in the first few books of Le Morte d'arthur we are told that his son Mordred is destined to kill him. Will be able to avert fate?

It seems odd that Lancelot feels that he has done nothing wrong. Like, you slept with Arthurs wife. repeatedly. Give it a rest.

Why would some knights be glad of their debate? Could it be that they hated how powerful King Arthur and his round table of knights had become? Or is it simply spite?

I struggled at first to see why there would be more than just a few knights to side with Lancelot. Now seeing how he took out 13 knights all on his own, it would make sense for more than just a few to side with him. They surely see him as being invincible, and want to be on the winning side of the fight.

Supporting each other through thick and thin

Well damn, maybe all he did was hold her hand really tight.

Buddy really can't take a hint. Sir Bors: "Don't go" Lancelot: "Dude, don't worry! everything is going to be okay!"

a person of a specified kind, especially one regarded as unfortunate.

I'd be a bit suspicious if I were Lancelot. "Hurry, go sleep with Guinevere, her husband isn't home."

This is always a huge dilemma. On one hand you want to tell your friend that they are being cheated on but then again, if it's so obvious to you it might be that they just simply choose to not acknowledge it, fearing the ramifications of confronting the situation at hand.

Always spoiling the end of the story at the beginning.

Sir Lancelot is offering to go on a religious journey to offer pray of purgatory for Sir Gareth and Sir Gaheris from Sandwich to Carlisle barefoot. This is a journey of over 370 miles and stopping every 10 miles to offer a full prayer of purgatory for both. This is pretty much self-banishment with a knightly promise to full-fill the promise.

Sir Lancelot states that he wasn't the one who killed Sir Gareth and Sir Gaheris. He didn't see them there and was saddened to hear they died. Sir Gawaine rejected that notion and blamed him for their deaths. Sir Lancelot recognizes that there's no point in trying to explain away the blame and Sir Gawaine is set on taking revenge on Sir Lancelot. But Sir Lancelot lead the attack to save the Queen and the outcome is his fault to bare.

Sir Lancelot is trying to defend his actions and explain that Queen Guenever was loyal to the king. He earned her grace and affection, by completing tasks and saving her many times. So, she favored him above all other knights and was cherished by her. This could be true, as deep jealousy from Agravaine and Mordred tried to entrap Sir Lancelot. They new the Queen summoned him all the time to chat or send him on missions.

Sir Gawaine had his men shout about Sir Lancelot being a traitor and false knight.

Most sieges would be to starve the people inside the castle. 14 weeks of not being able to gather provisions will breed disease and malnutrition. But this can also effect the attackers, when in foreign land.

This site has a good introduction of Medieval Siege.

https://www.ancient.eu/article/1230/siege-warfare-in-medieval-europe/

Sir Lancelot stepped out of the Queens chamber and killed everyone except for Sir Mordred, whom he wounded.

It is now Spring. This is the time that everyone is happy and merry, but Agravaine and Sir Mordred are unhappy. It is not clear why they are unhappy during this time, but it is apparent Queen Guenever and Sir Lancelot are causing them to be upset. By stating that they have been keeping a close eye on Queen Guenever and Lancelot, this paints a picture that they are having an affair.

Definition: a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

Definition: having unlimited power; able to do anything.

Definition: an unnecessarily or excessively large amount or number of something.

Seeing lust here as well as gluttony, makes me wonder if this story has to deal with the seven -deadly- sins. I feel like wrath will be upon them sometime in the story. Very interesting.

I'm a little confused. Was it a dice game they were playing (Was dice even around back then?) or does it symbolize something else?

He doesn't come cheap and to be taught by him, whether he explains something or teaches you something, there is a price to be paid.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, is a saying that reminded me of that line. I've heard it everywhere and it's true.

Definition: Strong desire to have that which belongs to another.

Definitely sounds like a greedy man. Can't be satisfied with what he owns

Definition: inordinate pride in oneself or one's achievements; excessive vanity.

What? Buddy already said that they were fake. He's really trying to hustle the entire group. Or maybe, the author has added in the last bit just to show whether or not people learn from experience. In this case it would be a test to see how quickly people forget. But overall the message was that money or rather, lust for it always leads to evil or dishonorable deeds.

Greed really can kill. And karma is a bitch

People can be incredibly gullible sometimes.

Considering how a lot of lottery winners end up, this just might not end well. Plus this dude is the worst of them.

The Pardoner has kept his promise. This whole story is littered with moral values to be learned. Surely there are more lessons to be learned but so far there have been plenty

Man is about his business. He does not want his eagerness confused for charity or rather, weakness. He will not allow himself to be convinced that their lies meaning beyond money or material things

So just trying to look the part but not really playing the part

Sure it will dude, as long as they are paying you the dollar bills.

Kissing relics , hmm is this a euphemism for something or are they straight up kissing old ass metal.

This Story has feels like a confession. The pardoner is trowing all his cards down on the table. He is giving out all his desserts what he does to trick and gain the system. Like man you really must trust those people. The one thing that got me was the fact that he just says yeah I say the same shit and I still get away with it. Like man this feels like a washed up comedian to me but this is the pardoners tale.

YO this dude is knows how to get down with the normal people. Im liking this dude?

is a Biblical quotation in Latin that means "greed is the root of evil"

The priest is very aware of how easy it could be to dismiss this story as a simple tale involving a couple of animals. Upon closer inspection, there is truth and value in the events along with a moral to be learned. One of which can be seen at the end. Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice, shame on me.

This girl was incredibly loyal. It can be incredibly difficult when a loved one is taken away and the emotion and distraught can be crippling as a result.

The fox is building Chauntecleer up. Whats interesting is that Chauntecleer was skeptical of the attention at first but once he was flattered with praise, he saw no harm or danger possibly coming from the fox. The cock wanted acknowledgment of his ability and no sooner found it

Claiming that too much dreaming is a bad thing, it might apply a bit better If we change dreaming to fantasizing . While it's definitely a good thing to dream, merely staying in a state of fantasy is definitely a bad thing. You have to attempt to materialize those dreams.

oh, the poor thing. They are going to have such a hard to sleeping on their own. Must mean they are going to have nightmares

It means that this should be a pretty happy story. Or, at the very least, a good one

Boy hooty, the Preestes tale. Yeah I want to think this story is an allegory but, read thins I just want to thinking this is a true to life retelling of how she lives her life. This story has a very heavy nature theme with the birds the foxes, and the owls and apes. Also Okay there is one thing that still peeves me is that damn jape dreams like this lady makes me unhappy. Like oh boy if all I dreamed about is apes and owls I would be working at the rain forest cafe.

Happy birds sing well at least its better that jape dreams.

Look every time I'm dreaming there is no japes and I don't dream about owls and apes. Like lady you must think life is a jape is owls and apes is all dudes are thinking about.

keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive.

having a sophisticated charm

Advance in age, dang that sounds pretty rude.

Oh come on we haven't even started and I dont feel like that. Please tell more Monk.

Rupaul's drag race before the television.Must have been a good one.