High School Diploma English Flashcards on 5: English Literature, created by Alex Nguyen on 03/11/2015.
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What are the characteristics of heroic poetry
What was heroic poetry replaced by
What are the characteristics of romance
Explain what courtly love is
What were the knights' obligations
Who divided medieval romance into 3 categories
What were the 3 categories of romance called and what were they about
In which categories do we find /Sir Gawain and the Green Knight/
When and where does the story take place
Who appears when Arthur and his knights are at the table and what does he asks
Who accepts the challenge
What is the Green Knight's pact and what is Sir Gawain's response
One year later...
Why does Sir Gawain accept to stay
What is the deal made between the castle's host and Sir Gawain
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
What happens after the battle
What started the Order of the Garter
Why did Sir Gawain get badly wounded
What virtues a knight should have
Which virtues Sir Gawain didn't have
What are the 2 parts of the test Sir Gawain must pass
At that time, what other forms of literature appeared and give their definition
Give examples of names used in allegories
What was Geoffrey Chaucer considered as?
What were the elements of medieval literature that found their peek in Goeffrey Chaucer's work
What did Chaucer bring to Middle English
What languages had he worked with and in which one did he write
What is so special about his burial
What is his most known masterpiece
What is so special about that book
What is it about
What does the owner of the Inn suggests
How many stories did Chaucer write and what happened before he could write all the stories
Why did the pilgrims ask Chaucer to shut up
Who were the pilgrims
Who tells the first story, why and what is it about
Which class do the Merchant and the Miller represent
What does the majority of the pilgrims (Pardoner, Nun) represent
What did Chaucer showed through some of the clerical characters
What does /The Canterbury Tales/ start off with and what is its purpose
From where are taken the tales of Chaucer's pilgrims and do they reflect
What is so special about the Wife of Bath
Which prologue is the longuest in the book
What was she known for and what does it symbolize
How many times was she married and widowed
What characterizes her justification
What does she end up proving
What is her tale about
What is her idea of a proper marriage
What is a pardoner
What impression do we get from Chaucer's description of the Pardoner
What does Chaucer uses to describe the Pardoner and give examples
What is the Pardoner's tale about
How does the Pardoner's tale begin
What do the drunks decide to do after learning the sad news
Who do they encounter and how do they react
What do they ask the man and what does he answer
What do they find at the tree and how do they react
Who is chosen to go to the village and why
While the youngest is at the village, what is happening between the 2 remaining
On the way to the village, what is the youngest thinking about
What happens when the youngest gets to the tree
Why did the drunks die
What was a popular play in the 15th Century
What was it about
What are the 7 deadly Sins
