The Merchant’s Prologue and Tale (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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AO3 worth in comparative essay (%)
AO3 worth in comparative essay (%)
50%
Fabliau genre characteristics
Fabliau genre characteristics
Story with moral messages, popular in 13th-century France
Vernacular language definition
Vernacular language definition
Everyday speech rather than formal Latin or French
Senex amans meaning
Senex amans meaning
Old lover
3 languages in medieval England by social class
3 languages in medieval England by social class
English (common), Latin (Church), French (court)
St Paul's teaching (1 Corinthians 7:9)
St Paul's teaching (1 Corinthians 7:9)
It is better to marry than to burn
Marital debt concept
Marital debt concept
Spouses should have sex when requested by the other
Thomas Becket significance
Thomas Becket significance
Archbishop murdered 1170, Catholic martyr at Canterbury
Black Death population impact
Black Death population impact
Wiped out a third of population, esp. lower classes
Year of Peasants' Revolt
Year of Peasants' Revolt
1381