Summary: Literature Grade 6

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• 1 Middle Ages

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• When was the Old English Period and what is a other name for this period?

  It is the period from 7th to 10th centuries. Other name: Anglo-Saxon period

• In what year became English the national language again? And what was the nation language before?

  In the fourteenth century Norman French became English again.

• 2 Geoffrey Chaucer And The Canterbury Tales

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• Who killed Archbishop Thomas Becket and when?

  Knights of king Henry II in 1170

• 3 The Wife of Bath's Tale

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• What tells the story The Wife of Bath?

  The story The Wife of Bath tells her fellow-pilgrims takes us back to the good old days of King Arthur, when fairies and elves had not yet been driven away by friars, monks and other worthy members of the church.

• In Old English literature, women were virtually non-existent, and thier absence in the literary works of the period probably reflect their place in Anglo-Saxon society. Does this story throw any light on the status of women in Chaucer's days?

  • Rape of the young girl
  • Punishment of the knight
  • The old hag + their marriage
  • Wife of Bath
    

• What is the so-called chivalry code?

  It is a code of conduct and basically says that a knight should be / is a warrior of christ.

• What is the lesson the knight has learnt in the end? And where in the text does that become clear? What is his reward?

  • L. 1228-1235: He gives control to his wife
    
  • Rewards: He gets both choices: a beautiful and loyal wife

• 4 About: The Canterbury Tales

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• When lived John Dryden?

  1631-1700

• Who does the pilgrims represent?

  All types of people of all ranks and professions.

• 5 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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• Describe and comment on the contrast between the first four lines and the last four.

  Form:
  

  • Anglo Saxon vs. French tradition
  • Alliterative rhyme vs. End rhyme

  
  
  Content:
  

  • first: Ready to be beheaded, kneeling
  • last: Victorious, terrifying