Review Sheet for The Canterbury Tales and The Summoning of Everyman
Geoffrey Chaucer: middle class parent, rose to feudal class, why important writer and
buried in Poet’s Corner.
Characters you need to know: clothing, looks, occupations (what it is he or she does), key
details (morals, good deeds, bad deed, habits)
Example of matching: Occupation and a quote from the Prologue
Reeve: (What was his job?) Count serfs’ property and tax it.
Quote that refers to him: “He knew their dodges, knew their every trick”
“Feared like the plague he was, by those beneath.”
Knight
Oxford Cleric
Parson
Nun
Miller
Pardoner
Summoner
Monk
Host
Wife of Bath
Friar
Plowman
Skipper
Doctor
Franklin
Squire
Know why the pilgrims gather; why Canterbury is important as a Catholic holy place and
why they go there to seek help from or healing from at that place.
Know the plot, people and purpose of these two tales:
“Pardoner’s Tale”
and
“Wife of Bath’s Tale”
Know the plot, purpose and how the characters interact with one another in The
Summoning of Everyman:
Vocabulary on test:
Allegory
List 7 Deadly Sins
Morality Play
Personified
Genetics
satire
irony
hubris
relic
ambitious