The Prioress

Who is the Prioress

• A regular nun

• A nun with the importance of a Prior

• A babysitter for the noble families

What are the reasons that women became Nuns?

• Families cannot afford to raise or wed their daughter

• Unattractive

• Women are able to marry and come from wealthy family

Madam Eglantyne is a _______ and ________ name

• Italian

• English

• Old French

• Latin

What are the literal definition of Eglantyne

• needle

• country

• thorn of a plant

• necklace

The vows of a Nun are:

• To be outgoing, greedy, conservative, elegant

• To be conservative, modest, obedient to God, and live in poverty

Chaucer believes the Nun is

• Completely pure

• Mostly good with a little bad

• Mostly bad with a little good

• Completely Evil

Is the Prioress really a women of God

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

What characteristics of the Prioress are frowned upon

• her kindness

• her flashy clothing and expensive jewelry

• her beautiful horse

• her status

what characteristics of the Prioress does Chaucer emphasize?

• kind, delicate and well mannered

• greedy, delicate and selfish

• religious!

What rhetorical device does Chaucer use to show the Nuns weight?

• alliteration

• metaphor

• litolies