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The Monk's Tale

=**Part One: **= 1.) Our character practices the occupation of a Monk 2.) The Monk's occupation tells us that people were very religious at this time period. 3.) Monks were considered low on the social standing because they were servants. 4.) Monks typically read scrolls and preached religious beliefs daily. 5.) Chaucer does not include details about the Monks family in the Canterbury Tales. 6.) A modern day occupation that may correspond to the Monk could include Nuns or Monks themselves because they practice the similar religious beliefs.  ‍‍‍‍‍ =**Part Two: **= 2.) The lines in the prologue that best describe the Monk's physical apperance are lines 27-43 3.) Lines in the prologue that describe the Monk's personality are 13-14 and 22 4.) Examples of language variations are that, with, the, of, and, his. Also therein (there) and 'tis (this).
 * 1) A monk was made for mastery
 * 2) An outrider loved verery
 * 3) Man to be abbot able
 * 4) There was fine horses in the stable
 * 5) Men could hear his bridle when he rode out
 * 6) A jingling sound in the wind
 * 7) You could hear the sound loudly like a chapel bell
 * 8) From where the monk was in the cell
 * 9) Maurcus and Saint Benedict in charge
 * 10) Had strict rules
 * 11) Let old things pass
 * 12) And new things become the future
 * 13) He did not care what others thought
 * 14) When they said hunting broke the holy law
 * 15) Or that he ignored his duty
 * 16) Like an ugly fish
 * 17) A monk out of his cloister
 * 18) But he was not saying to much
 * 19) Although his opinion was good
 * 20) What would he study
 * 21) Readingbooks in his cell
 * 22) He could not do any hard work
 * 23) Austin– how would that benefit the world
 * 24) Let him do his work
 * 25) He did what he wanted day or night
 * 26) His greyhounds was swift
 * 27) When hunting they found hair
 * 28) Hunting was one of his passions
 * 29) His sleeves was trimmed
 * 30) He had the best in the land
 * 31) Hood was fastened under the chin
 * 32) Fastened with a gold pin
 * 33) He was in love
 * 34) He was bald
 * 35) Face was nice and smooth
 * 36) He was a big guy
 * 37) With huge bulging eyes
 * 38) Eyes gleamed red
 * 39) Soft boots; great horses
 * 40) A fine prelate
 * 41) He had money
 * 42) He loved roast
 * 43) And his palfrey was brown

=Part Three:= 1.) From the text one could conclude that Chaucer felt a sense of disappointment toward his Monk character. 2.) This is noted in line 13 of The Canterbury Tales. 3.) Word choices that require an understanding of the vocabulary include: palfrey, mastery, and outrider

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Geoffrey Chaucer 1343-1400

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