knight, squire, yeoman, nun, monk, merchant, friar Flashcards

1
Q

panoramic about the knight

A

chivalry

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2
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microscopic about the knight

A

stains on his fustian tunic

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3
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“fine horses, but he was not gaily dressed”

A

knight

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4
Q

what is the knight’s deadly sin

A

nothing

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5
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what establishes that the knight does not have a deadly sin

A

hyperbole

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6
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who are members of the king’s court

A

knight and squire

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7
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what are the squire’s deadly sins

A

lust and pride

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8
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“he was embroidered like a meadow bright”

A

squire

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9
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he knew the way to sit a horse and ride
he could make songs and poems and recite,
knew how to joust and dance, to draw and write.
these lines describe the

A

courtly graces

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10
Q

the nun can be described as

A

counterfeit

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11
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tall with a large forehead

A

the nun

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12
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who wears a brooch with the letter A

A

nun

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13
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the nun envies who

A

the ladies of the aristocrat

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14
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the nun can speak

A

french

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15
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who were members of the clergy

A

nun and monk

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16
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deadly sins of the nun

A

envy, gluttony and pride, sort of lusty

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17
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“french in the paris style she did not know”

A

nun

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18
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for courtliness she had a special zest

A

nun

19
Q

to counterfeit a courtly kind of grace

A

nun

20
Q

what did the nun feed the dog

A

roasted flesh, milk, fine white bread

21
Q

the nun likes to wear

A

jewry and expesnive things

22
Q

what kind of face does the yeoman have, why?

A

a brown one, because he is outside

23
Q

everything on the yeoman is

A

bright and neat

24
Q

what is the yeoman’s deadly sin

A

pride, takes pride in his appearance and possessions

25
Q

the yeoman is a servant of the

A

knight

26
Q

his head was like a nut, his face was brown

A

yeoman

27
Q

his arrows never drooped their feathers low

A

yeoman

28
Q

what does coy mean

A

flirty

29
Q

what is a shrift

A

confession

30
Q

stringed musical instrument similar to a lute

A

hurdy-gurdy

31
Q

what is the friar guilty for

A

greed- he spends his time begging and instead of giving the money to the poor he uses the money at taverns

32
Q

for he was qualified to hear confessions, or so he said

A

friar

33
Q

his neck was whiter than a lily-flower

A

friar

34
Q

he knew the taverns well in every town. and every innkeeper and barmaid too

A

friar

35
Q

he was a noble pillar to his order

A

friar

36
Q

with threadbare habit hardly worth a dollar

A

very worn out clothes- the friar did not appear like this

37
Q

what is the friar supposed to do to the widow

A

help her and instead he scams her

38
Q

a strong fairly costly fabric made from tightly twisted yarn

A

double worsted - this is what the friar wore

39
Q

who is motley dressed

A

merchant

40
Q

forking beard

A

merchant

41
Q

who uses his wits to get money

A

merchant

42
Q

what is the merchant guilty of

A

greed, moneyhungry. cheats people to obtain more money

43
Q

the merchant represents the new and upcoming

A

middle class