This seems to be in stark contrast to societal norms. That is, I don't think men in the 14th century were quick to be vulnerable about things but I could be wrong. And since she reacts negatively it only encourages reticence. I wonder what Chaucer was trying to convey.

bright blue in color like a cloudless sky.

happening at or near the time of an equinox.

Sounds obvious now.

The stories so far seem to have a moral theme to learn from. I would believe each of these stories are things that have happened to him in a personal way and he used these books as a way to express them. This makes the story easier to relate to and understand, as everyone runs into these moral dilemmas at one point in their life.

The fox tells Chauntecleer to sing the best he can and fills him up so much flattery. That Chauntecleer pays no heed to his time spent protecting his dignity.

In the beginning, woman was the destruction [or confusion] of mankind.

The carter and the inn keeper confessed about the murder after being tortured. Then they were hung.

Chauntcleer is saying that being concerned over a dream isn't being cowardice. Greater men have had dreams that are good and bad, which brought them to mull over.

These passage make it seems as though she believes he is just having indigestion or is eating poorly. She prescribes him on what to eat and hope it purges whatever is ailing him.

Chauntecleer sounded deeply concerned about the nightmare he had and shared it with Pertelote. But Pertelote mocks Chauntecleer for being scared about a dream he had and tells him how much she has lost respect and love for him. It was harsh to say, but more than likely she is annoyed about being woken up in the middle of the night over him making noises about a dream.

It's interesting that the story is shifting from a perspective of people to animals in the yard. The rooster and the hen seem to be the main characters of this story.

So you telling me that I should be married early so i can out live the person i marry. Seems like solid advice.

Well here we are part 3 unlike the second story this one has some very strong sexual tension in it. Give what I read this reads like something he wrote in just pure hate and anger. I enjoyed it, it sounds really strange to say that, but I like the fact this shows that there is more to him and this spite filled rant was a nice departure from the last story and this gives some great detail about Chaucer.

Well heck if you say so.

Well Dan you seem like a swell dude, this qoute is very true.

the act of going through a marriage ceremony while already married to another person.

Well we know how he likes to live life and that is the way to sum up what I just read.

I mean based on the past actions I feel like this is a good thing. So yeah marriage is not as good.

soon; shortly.

The regret of having more than one seems to one that is very taxing to her.

Chaucer has made it painfully obvious that all women want is control and power. He has attempted to make his point by making the knight suffer in order to learn this new knowledge. Maybe, Chaucer’s point is that you must go through pain or hard times in order to convince you of something different than that which you. Have already believed in.

The knight is so desperate for his answer that he bewillingly agrees to do whatsoever the lady desires or wishes. Chaacer is setting up the knight for his downfall, surely. He undoubtedly sees no negative outcome for what he is about to do.

True. They aren't really praised or acknowledged, they just kind of exist.

This is in stark contrast to the "1000 good women for every bad woman" ratio given earlier in Miller's tale. Where as you have a 99.9% chance of finding a good wife, there's a 60% chance of finding a good husband. Wow

They really were interested in what she had to say, considering she had so much experience. Maybe (since she had so many marriages) she was easy to relate to.

I'm still salty about what he did. He has no worth to life... Ugh

Personally I think his blood should be spilled with the beheading! Take action and place fear into men for raping woman. >:(

Definition: A member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders. Synonyms: Monk, brother

If my boyfriend tried to deprive me of my wine, oh hell no. There'd be hell to pay. Especially after a long day of work!

I don't know if it's just me, but to be honest, she sounds like a whore...

Definition: showing, feeling or relating to sexual desire.

That's interesting to be compared to bread...

I wonder if it had to do with each marriage was bad and only got worse and she realized her first husband was what she wanted all along, or if it was a religious belief that she had sinned and it was being taken out on her.

She states women enjoy craving something they don't get abundance of. Her 5th husband was abusive and gave little love, but would quickly give some affection afterwards. She seems to really enjoy that type of affection and making it sound that is worth more than affection that is readily available.

I'm not to clear as to understand the cause of death. Did he get frostbite, foot rot or gangrene?

Makes it seem like she damaged his shoes to cause infection and only God and the dead know.

This text reads as though she is being sarcastic, but in all seriousness as well. It is as though she is chastising men for being ignorant for not realizing the woman, they married, are evil. But also saying there is no way to tell, if she is, until it’s too late.

Both stories are very entertaining, and I can see how it would dominate and change the landscape of future writings. There was more focus on storytelling and less focus on describing every minor detail about clothe and landscape. But the writing Wife of Bath seems personal. There must have been a personal experience that went sour with someone he viewed as a gold digger.

I would have died if she says both and referred to being hideously old and a terrible wife. Would have been truly another level. But the ending was still good though.

She is saying he will never have to worry about her cheating on him, because she's so old and hideous. He's totally still freaking out about needing to sleep with her.

He is freaking out that he has to "sleep" with her. She is portrayed as incredibly old and haggardly.

They are brought to their wedding bed to consummate their marriage.

Another reference to the prologue of the 5th husband.

This plays into the prologue of Wife of Bath. I'm assuming this is about marrying someone old and getting their wealth after they die. Wishing that they are still young enough to marry again.

She is saying to use your handmade as a witness to vouch for your lies.

She is describing how she had these men wrapped around her finger and mockingly states how they showered her with gifts. So far, she is being painted as a common gold digger and possibly driving her husbands to an early grave.

Means virginity

hmmmm big think there, sounds like you are selling me so prime cut bull dookie.

Got a real snake oil seller here! come get your useless shit here.

I think it's safe to say Chaucer was very cynical of the church in his time. Something that still resonates today as our society becomes more secular, coinciding with an increase in cynicism. IMO. I don't think it would generate much reaction today but I wonder how 14th century people reacted.

On another note, I'm not one to catastrophize but as society gets more secular I think it becomes more morally relative; and I wonder if there will be a tipping point, where tolerance would not be an option.

He uses Latin to spice up his sermons. Sounds like he's trying to manipulate the masses. I wish we could say we've gotten past this but I think demagoguery is as effective as ever.

Is it, be careful to not take more than one drink or rather a "believe me" type of heed?

The pardoner is obviously drunk and saying things he shouldn't have, but these passages show how he set people up to feel guilty about wanting to hold on to their money. Then pressure them on being sinful as the murderous men for doing so. Then positions himself as being there to save them from their damnation.

I found this story interesting on how he sermoned about greed and provided a story about how greed will kill you. Then offered pardons to absolve their sins, even after explaining that he uses the money for himself and will take even from the starving and dying. This style still exists even today in today.

The host called out the pardoner on trying to get people to kneel before him and buy pardons. By calling his pardons and trinkets worthless and would be like kissing dirty underpants.

This reinforces his blatant attitude of not caring about people knowing the truth. He is in position that can bring despair to someone and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

He's offering to sell pardons to the people that are there, even after boasting about his indulgences. Pretty much painting him as a person without shame.

The pardoner is pretty much laying out that he uses trinkets and junk to sell for pardons. this reinforces the statement of indulging himself like the popes and cardinals do. He is using the money for himself and spending it as he pleases.

Round 2 of Canterbury, this one was pretty wack honestly. We got some cheating, we got tubs hanging from the ceiling, pokers, butts. Like man this is just getting pretty crazy but what still makes me laugh is the lie of the flood like bro how in the world would anyone believe that but I guess that’s why I called him Loki in my head dude could trick a mirror.

a frame to confine an unruly horse or ox for shoeing

Is Nicholas the authors self insert in this story it feels like hes got all that everyone is looking for.

Might as well call him Loki at this point. his cleverness is like too high.

Dang that's some dedication my dude, liking someone so much that they are worth more than your own life. That's some real romantic shit right there.

a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.

Being poor and lodging this seems like two things that shouldn't go together.

rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

Im angry because you keep butting in, like jeez im here to read a story.

Knowing how this is goes down a legend it will be.

I guess this is 14th century way of saying you a dummy.

Taking a blood oath I guess, or is this like a brother in arms situation?

Wooo More stories

This town must be small. Everyone seems to find out everything within a matter of minutes of it happening. The author has done a good job of placing together earlier moments and brining up their importance at the very end.

What a fascinating turn of events. It has all culminated down to this moment which seems to be mirroring a domino chain

Buddy is up early which can only mean it's for a girl? Deep stuff

At the very least he will stop obsessing over this girl. The problem is how far will his anger take him?

damn, this guy is obsessed

half a lap around a track

This is a prime example of how people tend to use religion or beliefs in order to manipulate people into doing things for them or even leading them to their own destruction.

In other words, there is never a straightforward way win her away. Love for loves sake does not seem to be a thing here

Buddy is now head over heels for this girl.

amusingly coarse or irreverent talk or behavior.

So the assumption is that most people are good and that there really is close to a zero chance that you end up with a bad wife. Seems to be very positive thinking and a give people the "benefit of the doubt" type approach which to be honest is a stark contrast to today.

Not going to lie, this story was wild! It was very enjoyable to read, to be honest.Nothing like how I imagined. I don't think it was my favorite, but by far, it was one that shocked yet entertained me from all of the pranks.

This made me think of a prophet. Staring at the stars as if trying to figure out the message he was given.

I really like the imagery the author uses to describe people or things in his story. It really does help to paint a clear image in the head.

It's a drink made from ale and fermented honey. Or it could be from ale sweetened and spiced. Sounds delicious!

I don't see this lasting long...

Definition: Amusingly coarse or irreverent talk or behavior.

Reputation was a big deal during these times and being labeled crazy was pretty much a death sentence to poverty. The carpenter will not get work anymore and the wife is now screwed.

He's so angry. That he is shouting that may his soul be given to Satan and get his revenge.

I'm rooting for Absalom to get back at them at this point. It will take someone as crude as him to be able to get revenge for the carpenter and himself.

He legitimately kissed her hole as stated in prior text. Not the cheek. She is as mischievous and twisted as Nicholas. They both seem to enjoy crude and nasty deception.

Nicholay tricked the carpenter into working so hard on his flood scam, that it exhausted him. The carpenter fell asleep and there was no way he was going to wake up from where he was at. Nicholay and Alison secretly snuck away and slept together, knowing that the carpenter wouldn't wake up to find out. I'm not surprised by the soothsayer scam. It still happens today.

He didn't have manners and was crude. So, it seems like his behavior is a bit repulsive and annoying at times.

The carpenter should have married someone around his age and/or league. This is positioning that the carpenter is going to have to deal with other men wanting her. Also, since she is young, it will be tough for her not to be interested in more compatible men, since he isn't rich and of similar age. Now the carpenter is going to have to deal with it.

A popular medieval carol, whose text is a poetic version of the Hail Mary and the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary.

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

Common earth crystals used for fortune telling or soothsaying.

Astrology back then would follow the classic soothsayer and fortune teller profession. People would come all around for advice, by using the stars positioning.

Stating not to be angry and blame him. It's just a story and not to take it so seriously to heart. Its just to be entertaining.

The miller provided the context of the story about a scholar taking a carpenter's wife. But the reeve cut him off and told him to be quiet. He wasn't interested in hearing about the story of a wife's adultery and defamation of another man. There are other stories that could be told.

This author is infatuated with charity. Maybe it is due to the time. People were for the most part beautiful, wealthy, or powerful only through their measure of "charitableness"(well, at least more so)

The mix of characters is awesome. There are commoners, people who collect manure, physicians, clerks, fighters, the lot. It's also interesting to see the difference in length in the introduction to each of the characters; hinting at their importance, based on the length or detail. And as with most of these stories, God seems to play a huge role in most of the characters lives. It will be interesting to see how all of these characters are mixed in together, and wether they will be interacting with each other or not.

a pilgrim badge with a representation of St Veronica's veil on which an image of the face of Christ was believed to have been imprinted.

http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803115532562

Essentially medical doctors of the day relied solely on good will and luck. Then again, they may have been so convincing that even the body would believe that it was truly healed. lol

Wow. She is so charitable that even if there was somebody more charitable(or nice) than that person would be a mean hag. Incredible. A bit full of it but incredible nonetheless.

Its interesting as to how it is describing the knight's tale as taking a ride along with him.

Not the smartest person

She was extremely empathetic. These passages paint the perfect Nun with the qualities of Mother Mary under the churches teachings.

She was well educated and taught to be a refined lady. How you behave separated you from peasants and those in lower class.

NAME DROP... end the story here, we did it , oh wait there is more.

I mean before you go on a great trip, I feel like thats the right thing to do.

So far I like where this is going, I really like the introduction of the characters really. It gives you time to really get the idea of who they are and what motivations we are supposed to car about and I hope this remains because with this cast I want to see how they develop who kicks the bucket, and much more. So I'm for sure waiting to read the next parts coming up when I can get to them.

He seems like one to have old world ideas while embracing the new world stuff.

A macho man if you will... OH YEAH !!!

Was it common place for people of god to get drunk, or are the canterbury tales a tale of misfits ?

Catchphrase time!

Is it apt to call this one the colorful one ? with peacock feathers.

Got a real anikin skywalker here, dont we ?

I like this guy so far. lol

I would hope a knight would fight for faith, this might be some foreshadowing?

the quality or character of a heathen

So 29 people on a pilgrimage... how many of these people gonna die?

Like Clint Eastwood, Sleeping with one eye open, something must want them dead then.

This story was way easier to read than all of the other stories we have read so far. I really enjoyed that Chaucer introduced each character before writing the story. This helped paint a clearer picture of who we were going to be reading about and what kind of characters were going to be there.

That's the way to go!

Definition:a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard. a courtyard, especially in a religious institution, bordered with such walks. a place of religious seclusion, as a monastery or convent.

Definition: say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice.

It makes me wonder with how they explained it being Spring in the beginning, are they trying to signify that the ill and weak are from the aftermath from the winter?

I really like the way the story starts off. It sets the time of year to give you a better understanding what the setting will be like through the beginning of the . story.

I'm sure we'll learn it but I wonder when the grammar shift was made so that "And he always won.." is considered correct. I'm trying to understand the old rules, I think that would be useful for this class.

I don't know what kind of device this would be but i've seen it a lot. Introducing the characters before beginning the story. The intro to Tropic Thunder comes to mind when they give a little bit a background about each character.

In the class discussion we talked about how Chaucer didn't like alliteration. I can't say I dislike alliteration in general but Gawain and the Green knight was like being forced to eat an entire cake when I would prefer a slice. This opening is much more pleasing to me but I guess it's subjective.

I have to say I like Chaucer so far. Better than what we have been reading. I like that he did an introduction of each character so that as we read on it will be easier to know who is who and their back ground.

Latin: question of what law is right

The color red keeps coming up as well. Red is usually associated with military and warriors in the medieval times. Will all these men described with red clothes, hair, and faces become an army of some sort?

someone who buys supplies for a college or monastery

I thought it note worthy (or for the non-Catholic and/or Orthodox folk out there): John was canonized by Pope Alexander VIII on October 16, 1690, and later named the patron saint of hospitals, the sick, nurses, firefighters, alcoholics, and booksellers. His feast day is celebrated on March 8. The royal eagle is a fitting symbol for Saint John the Evangelist, for the eagle is known for grace, strength, keenness of vision and powers of flight above all creatures.

Gawain and its strange adventure of the green knight. I mean I love this even if it is a bit confusing at most times. I knight’s tale about love, fighting, and being chivalrous it’s like everything I asked for in an Arthurian legend. Overall, I really enjoy this especially with the fact that the green knight is like the badass knight and how the green knight’s wife is just like temping Gawain with gifts that go from deer to a gold ring and then that final gift of the belt of not getting harmed

defnition: agreeable; suitable.

It sounds like they are on a hunt for something and the picture looks very well draw.

I was looking for a definition for bugles and got chips lol. would like to know what it meant.

Well if you put it that way sure but... wait a minute I feel like this is a trap or something.

war cry in the distance is what it sounds like it is saying.

Im lost , what prisoner , why would it be her responsibility?

You can see here this were Gawain knew..He fucked up.

Darting for dread, such is life for woodland animals. but also this makes a great setup for imagery , like seeing deer running away from a predator.

Really? The story seems to be a mix between fairytale and reality. Also, it seems that Gawain has accepted the journey or challenge in order to win favor with King Arthur. The problem is accepting a challenge from a green knight who picked up his head shortly after having it chopped off

The king is really starting to fall for Gawain.

This guy was born only to die for Destiny... wow

It seems that this author spends a lot more time detailing the imagery of the surroundings for the characters. It makes it a lot easier to paint pictures in your head about these places

what an odd thing to allow a guest that you have just met. Maybe he has met him before?

Religion is still a very important aspect of these heroes' lives.

I wonder if these five points mean anything? Oh, never mind, it does. It seems to be 5 traits that a soldier should have

Incredibly smart. You know nothing about the dude yet you are entering into a contract to essentially kill each other, if possible.

I'm assuming its January

Is it even possible to more of a kiss ass then this?

provide (a wall of a building) with battlements.

a circular band, typically one made of precious metal, worn on the head as an ornament. a small circular arrangement or object.

powerful imagery

a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. the part of the mane of a horse or similar animal, which grows from the poll and hangs down over the forehead.

There is tons of alliteration throughout this whole poem.

This paints a different picture of King Arthur than we saw in the story about Launfel, where Arthur seemed jealous and petty.

In the beginning I really didn't care for the style of reading. It was confusing and the sentences were constructed weird. But the more I read, and with the help of the other annotations, I gathered what was being written. It seemed like a dragged out story after the green knight left with his chopped head in his arms and sir Gawain trying to find him. But it wasn't bad. Some of the details painted a nice picture in the head. I do wonder what will happen in the next part. Though, i didn't really understand why the green knight showed up in the first place . That was weird.

He didn't come very prepared for this journey. Makes me wonder how long he thought it was going to take versus how long it actually did take to find the green knight.

So, he's headless, like the Headless Horsemen? Interesting..

Would this because he see's red, challenging any/everyone there or more just because he's tired after the journey?

Definition:a piece of armor originally covering only the neck and shoulders but later consisting of a full-length coat of mail or military tunic.

Definition:a strap buckled to the back of a saddle and looped under the horse's tail to prevent the saddle or harness from slipping forward.

Definition:(of a medieval knight) engage in a sports contest in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances.

Definition: Publicly denounce. Synonym: criticize

Definition:Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned; good-looking; handsome.

Seems like an exaggeration, to be the foulest on earth. But sounds intriguing.

This reading was very good and not as crazy as the other ones we have read. It was fun learning about the old time and it also reminds me of old movie about jousting and other things that go on in that time period. i cant wait to read the other one.

Hand over that weapon in gods name as in let me have that weapon

He is in charge of everything

A light peace of armor made out of metal but easily looks like a shirt.

Authur was a humble person and showed respect to others.

wife of King Arthur in Arthurian legend. Explaining her beauty.

Jousting was when to men would be on opposite sides of a field. while on a horse charging at each other with wooden spears.

was a member of the royal line at Troy and cousin of Hector.

Fighting already. I just started reading. They burnt down something and seige as in ran in and fought

the style of this story grew on me. And i loved the addition of the art inbetween stanzas. It's mind boggling to think one story (especially this one with long dull periods) could insoire so many artists. Honestly I'm really drawn in and exciting to see how this story ends.

I feel like during the more talkative (or i guess tense) scenes the allituration dies down, but now that we're back to discriptions it's super heavy again.

I wonder if this horseman figure does this often. Like maybe this is a yearly tradition for him to quench some kind of blood lust. But he does it in such a way that he doesnt get repercussions from it because they made a fair deal?

How does Gawain reach his head if he (the stranger) is a giant?

Besides the sideshow of food in the beginning Im really enjoying this a whole lot. I kinda wish Gawain wasnt such a basic knight like to me he felt kinda plain. But also the green knight woo wee this dude radiates this bad-ass aura of im the biggest cheese you'll seen. I love the story so far I cant wait to read the rest of this. Im so into this. It reminds me of like video game in a sense bring out this dude thats all powerful and Gawain is like maybe a level 5 basic knight but yet he adheres to his code...for now.

I want to say that the Green Knight is painted as like the picture perfect knight to challenge a knight of the round table like a David and Goliath situation.

This man must be real deep in the dye trade to have the "deepest green". If I remember correctly dyes at he time were really weak almost like they were faded from the start.

All I can see is like just these long tables just full of food, The hunters mush have had taken a lot of time to get all that meat.

Man with such honor to wait until everyone has their food. But what makes that boyish? Did kings always eat before everyone ate?

Good to know that in medieval times they still had great parties that everyone enjoys.

Starting off cocky now are we ?

All of the stories combined had a forbidden type of love involved. But in the end, they all had a nice ending to it, even if death was a factor. At least they got to be together after being apart for so long. Reading these stories, it shows that love goes through many obstacles and distance and time being the biggest factor.

That's such a long time for not only their love to be relayed through letters, but for a swan too.

Definition: a man or boy acting as a servant or attendant

Definition: an estate of land.

Basically she knew what she was doing and there was no doubt to what/why she was writing the letter./

This makes me think of the evil queen from Snow White. She has to be the 'fairest' of them all and when she learned that Snow White was more beautiful than her, she sent her huntsmen to go out and kill Snow White. I'm getting that same vibe from this, just minus the killing.

This makes me think that she is some kind of Goddess. Luring men in and gives him something but in exchange, is if he is to speak to someone regarding her, of this, then he'll lose a friend.

I don't know about you, but if someone said that I faired above a count, emperor or even a king, I knew it would be too good to be true. Something fishy is going on and yet he is so enchanted by her.

Emperor of the Roman empire. Also is known by the name of Augustus.

It makes me wonder, if back in the day was it normal to be carrying around a basin of pure gold. I thought only Lords and Kings had things made of gold. Or am I wrong?