Introduction to British Literature Course
Dr. Pamela Peled
Peggy Ronn, Esty Moshe and Dafna Alon
War, war and some more war
Chivalry- loyalty, bravery, honesty and glory
The Black Death and the Great Famine
God or money?
1343 – 25 October 1400
Author, Philosopher, Alchemist,
Astronomer and civil service activist.
Westminster Abbey.
The Summoner
was hired in
medieval times to
call people before
the church court
for their crimes.
The Friar pledged to
live a life of poverty,
and was given a
license to roam the
countryside begging
and hearing
confessions.
“The Friar's Tale" is a story in the Canterbury Tales by
Geoffrey Chaucer
The story discusses a corrupt Summoner and his
interactions with a demon.
The Friar satirizes the Summoner through his tale.
Genre - A Folk Tale
Theme - Religion
Structure - Couplets & Rhyming
“Yet would he summon, on pain of Christ's curse,
"Those who were glad enough to fill his purse
NICE CLOTHES?
THE KNIGHT'S CHOICE
OLD & UGLY BUT FAITHFUL
VERSUS
YOUNG & BEAUTIFUL BUT UNFAITHFUL
AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE RELINQUISHES CONTROL?
HE GETS BOTH BEAUTY AND LOYALTY
(JUST THEIR HUSBANDS’ WILLINGNESS TO GIVE THEM CONTROL)
WOMEN WANT EQUALITY