Journal # 27
Analyze the Chaucer quote below:
“. . . if gold rust, what then will iron do?/ For if a priest be foul in whom we trust/ No wonder that a common man should rust. . . .”
― Geoffrey Chaucer
1. Discuss Journal
2. Review character depiction of Friar. Consider:
How does Friar meet ideal attributes of his profession?
What is the narrator's opinion? Credible?
3. Read/Analyze "The Pardoner" & "Wife of Bath"
Activity: With a partner, compose a list of character traits. Consider how Chaucer furthers his
satire of the church.
4. Define: Exemplum. ***Reflect upon what "moral lesssons" you have learned in literature.
5. Read "The Pardoner's Tale"
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