V4 Literature: Robin Hood & Geoffrey Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales
V4 Week 40 Medieval Literature 3: Robin Hood
Alquin p. 40 and 41.
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V4 Week 40 Medieval Literature 3: Robin Hood
Alquin p. 40 and 41.
Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Geoffrey Chaucer
Read the information in your Alquin reader
p. 42-51
Slide 2 - Tekstslide
Program
- Read Alquin and answer the classes prior to class
- Literature: Robin Hood and Geoffrey Chaucer
Literature preparatory test next week!
Week 42 is the Literature test!
Slide 3 - Tekstslide
Robin Hood
Slide 4 - Tekstslide
Slide 5 - Tekstslide
Slide 6 - Video
What does the sheriff mean by "horn-beasts" in stanza 20?
A
cattle
B
horse
C
pig
D
bull
Slide 7 - Quizvraag
In stanza 24, what does Robin Hood mean by the phrase? But when that a little further they came, Bold Robin he chanced to spy A hundred head of good red deer, Come tapping the sheriff full nigh.
Slide 8 - Open vraag
What is meant by "good free land" in stanza 21?
A
Buckingham Palace
B
Nottingham
C
London
D
Sherwood
Slide 9 - Quizvraag
In which stanza is it made clear that the sheriff does not realize whom he is dealing with?
A
22
B
23
C
24
D
25
Slide 10 - Quizvraag
Indicate the lines in which it is made clear that the sheriff feels cheated.
Slide 11 - Open vraag
How does Robin Hood alert his followers to the fact that they should reveal themselves?
A
Whistling
B
Bow and arrow
C
Three short trumpet blasts
D
Calling out their names
Slide 12 - Quizvraag
How does Little John respond in the last two lines of stanza 28?
A
He says that with the sheriff’s money they can drink all day long.
B
that he will honestly pay
C
That they will get 300 pound
D
That he is welcome
Slide 13 - Quizvraag
Which words in the final stanza make it clear that Robin Hood has the situation firmly under control?
Slide 14 - Open vraag
Which of the following characteristics of a ballad are absent from this poem?
A
a simple storyline
B
an ABCB rhyme pattern
C
superstition and supernatural elements
D
repetition/refrain
Slide 15 - Quizvraag
What might be the moral of the story of Robin Hood be?
Slide 16 - Open vraag
The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer
Slide 17 - Tekstslide
Slide 18 - Video
In the Middle Ages, people believed that a person's appearance said a lot about their character. What does Chaucer expect us to conclude about Miller's character? (Multiple answers possible)
A
Tall, good looking
B
an ugly warty nose, a big mount, and a short, fat body
C
a knight in shining armor
D
a blemished appearance
Slide 19 - Quizvraag
Is the initial impression given by the description in the General Prologue reinforced by the rest of the passage? Explain your answer.
Slide 20 - Open vraag
How does Nicholas manage to persuade Alison to become his lover? (Multiple answers possible)
A
When her husband is away, he grabs her and tries to kiss her.
B
When she resists, he threatens to blackmail her.
C
She threatens to scream, but doesn’t actually do so.
D
When her husband is away, she grabs him and tries to kiss him.
Slide 21 - Quizvraag
How is the description of the Miller in keeping with his role? Why does one expect this type of behavior from him?
Slide 22 - Open vraag
Slide 23 - Video
What is the book about, which the Wife of Bath's fifth husband is reading to her?
A
faithful women
B
sinful women
C
heroic women
D
a widow
Slide 24 - Quizvraag
Why does it annoy her that her husband is reading the book to her?
Slide 25 - Open vraag
How does the Wife of Bath get her own way?
Slide 26 - Open vraag
What is the outcome?
Slide 27 - Open vraag
A
Slide 28 - Quizvraag
In Chaucer's time, society was extremely dynamic; people were not confined to the class into which they were born. Are there signs of this in the tale?
Remember that the Wife of Bath was married off for the first time at the age of 12 to a much older man, while her 4th and 5th husbands were significantly younger (and poorer) than she.
Slide 29 - Open vraag
How does the Wife of Bath's own ideas about marriage and the relationship between man and woman resurface in the last part of her tale?
A
She finally found the right husband who treated her equally
B
She submitted to her husband completely
C
He repeatedly hit her and she did nothing
D
The man submitting to his wife’s will
Slide 30 - Quizvraag
Why does the knight eventually leave the choice up to his wife? (Multiple answers possible)
A
She doesn't want to lose him.
B
He is willing to let her have her way.
C
She has doubts if she wants to remain with him.
D
He is stuck with a woman he doesn’t want
Slide 31 - Quizvraag
In the Middle Ages, women were often portrayed as willful, sensual and a bad influence on men. How is this reflected in passages 1220, 1225, 1230 and 1235?
Slide 32 - Open vraag
Remember...
... to bring your Alquin reader and Reading Comprehension booklet to class next week.
... to prepare for your Literature test in Week 42
Use as extra reading comprehension possibilities Eindexamensite