Contents

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Key Literary Elements
• The Author and His Times
• The Poem - Overview
• The Characters

Other Elements
• Setting
• Style
• Point of View
• Form and Structure
• Sources
• Language

The Tales - Chapter Summaries with Notes
• General Prologue: Characters & Themes

The Knights Tale
• Plot
• Characters
• Story Line
• Source
• Themes
• Point of View
• Form & Structure

The Miller's Tale
• Plot
• Characters
• Story Line
• Source & Stucture
• Themes

The Wife of Bath's Tale
• Plot
• Characters
• Story Line
• The Tale
• Sources
• Setting
• Themes
• Point of View

The Pardoner's Tale
• Plot
• Characters
• Story Line
• The Tale
• The Epilogue
• Sources
• Themes
• Form and Structure

The Nun's Priest's Tale
• Plot
• Characters
• Story Line
• Setting
• Style
• Themes

The Other Tales
• The Reeve's Tale
• The Cook's Tale
• The Man of Law's Tale
• The Friar's Tale
• The Summoner's Tale
• The Clerk's Tale
• The Merchant's Tale
• The Squire's Tale
• The Franklin's Tale
• The Physician's Tale
• The Shipman's Tale
• The Prioress's Tale
• The Tale of Sir Topas
• The Tale of Melibeus
• The Monk's Tale
• The Second Nun's Tale
• The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
• The Manciple's Tale
• The Parson's Tale
• Chaucer's Retraction

Tests and Answers
• Test 1
• Test 2
• Answers Test 1
• Answers Test 2

Term Paper Ideas
• Term Paper Ideas

Reference
• Glossary
• The Critics
• Advisory Board
• Bibliography