Nun's Priest's Tale

 Nun’s Priest’s Tale notes:



Elements from the poem:



  1. Sermon Reflection 

  2. mock-heroic 

  3. Comedy

  4. the dream, the dream stories and the debate on dreams 

  5. the themes 

  6. the tale 


Theme in Nun's Priest's Tale


1. The simple life and the plain diet. The Christian or religious attitude to poverty and wealth or action. Poverty has moral approval. Wealth is regarded as sinful. 

2. The medico-scientific view of dreams contrasted with the popular superstitious view. 

3. Reflection on murder or homicide. 

4. Man-woman relationship. 

  a. Woman is lnannes joye and his bliss

  b. Wommannes conseil brought us first to wo, And made Adam from Paradys to go 


5. Free Will and predetermination "symple necessity" and "necessitate condicional" 


6. Reflection on flattery and the role of courtier. 

7. Rhetoric-Geoffrey de Vinsauf s theory 

8. Destiny- inescapable Fortune- Sudden turns 

9. (a) Morals drawn Keep your eyes open and mouth shut 

    (b) "Taketh the fruyt, and lat the chaff be still" 



NPT is a dramatic tale. The action here is more verbal than non-verbal.


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  1. Unknown6 March 2022 at 18:39

    Mam Iss poem m kon line important h jo June k exam Aa sakte h general prologue and nun priest tale m se

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