451 Study Questions for
Chaucer's "Shipman's Tale"
Vocabulary: analogue,
fabliau, motif, situational irony, trickster-tricked,
Characters:
The Shipman, Peter the merchant, the merchant's wife,
Dan John the Monk (Don Juan)
Useful Middle English
terms:
Lecture Questions:
Where is Seint-Denys
located?
- Reading Questions
- What is the merchant's wife like in
her appearance?
Identifications:
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B. Ti
C. "N
D. "Wh