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

(43 cards)

1
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panoramic about the knight

A

chivalry

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2
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microscopic about the knight

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stains on his fustian tunic

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

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knight

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4
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what is the knight’s deadly sin

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nothing

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

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hyperbole

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6
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who are members of the king’s court

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knight and squire

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7
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what are the squire’s deadly sins

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lust and pride

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8
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“he was embroidered like a meadow bright”

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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

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courtly graces

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10
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the nun can be described as

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counterfeit

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11
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tall with a large forehead

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the nun

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12
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who wears a brooch with the letter A

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nun

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13
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the nun envies who

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the ladies of the aristocrat

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14
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the nun can speak

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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

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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”

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nun

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18
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for courtliness she had a special zest

19
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to counterfeit a courtly kind of grace

20
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what did the nun feed the dog

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roasted flesh, milk, fine white bread

21
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the nun likes to wear

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jewry and expesnive things

22
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what kind of face does the yeoman have, why?

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a brown one, because he is outside

23
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everything on the yeoman is

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bright and neat

24
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what is the yeoman’s deadly sin

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pride, takes pride in his appearance and possessions

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the yeoman is a servant of the
knight
26
his head was like a nut, his face was brown
yeoman
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his arrows never drooped their feathers low
yeoman
28
what does coy mean
flirty
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what is a shrift
confession
30
stringed musical instrument similar to a lute
hurdy-gurdy
31
what is the friar guilty for
greed- he spends his time begging and instead of giving the money to the poor he uses the money at taverns
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for he was qualified to hear confessions, or so he said
friar
33
his neck was whiter than a lily-flower
friar
34
he knew the taverns well in every town. and every innkeeper and barmaid too
friar
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he was a noble pillar to his order
friar
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with threadbare habit hardly worth a dollar
very worn out clothes- the friar did not appear like this
37
what is the friar supposed to do to the widow
help her and instead he scams her
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a strong fairly costly fabric made from tightly twisted yarn
double worsted - this is what the friar wore
39
who is motley dressed
merchant
40
forking beard
merchant
41
who uses his wits to get money
merchant
42
what is the merchant guilty of
greed, moneyhungry. cheats people to obtain more money
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the merchant represents the new and upcoming
middle class