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Marriage Group
Characters from Marriage Group in chaucer
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English
Undergraduate 4
10/10/2013

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Term
Thesus
Definition
Duc of Athens
Does sentencing
Releases arcite from prison
sets up the battle
Term
Hippolita
Definition
thesus' wife
from amazon
begged thesus to have mercy instead of kill, put in prison
Term
Arcite
Definition
kinsman of palamon
wounded fighting thesues
freed from prison
disguised and came back
wins battle for emilye
trips and dies
prays to mars
Term
Palamon
Definition
theben knight
wounded fighting theseus
prayed to venus
imprisoned, not freed
escapes and fights arcite
loses battle but gets girl after 3 years mourning
Term
Emilye
Definition
Pretty lady they fell in love with her
ends up with palamon
prays to diana
Term
Wife of Bathe
Definition
five husbands
lots of experience with marriage and sex
believed her experienced trumped that of the churches teachings
3 good husbands, 2 bad
1 husband, half her age
stark contrast b/w effenciency of the prologue and tale
real name allison
Term
the wife's knight
Definition
sexually violated girl
sentenced to death by Arthur forgiven by gwinivere
goes on trip to find out what women want the most
can't find answer, asks hag
hag tells but must marry
pretty n faithful lets her decide
she's beautiful and faithful
Term
Avergus
Definition
Franklin
husband to dorigen
lets her give herself to arelius
Term
dorigen
Definition
thinks rock will stop averus return
goes to arelius to move rocks for 1,000 pound
must give herself up in payment, tells avergus
Term
Walter
Definition
townspeople petition him to get married
has daughter, sends her off
has son, sends her off
brings em back, to marry the daughter
reveals stuff
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