Concetti Chiave
- The author mixes irony and sincere admiration in describing the woman.
- The woman is portrayed as good-looking, with notable red lips and a large forehead.
- Her ability to sing in refined French, learned in England, is emphasized.
- The woman exhibits elegant dining manners, gracefully handling food.
- Her kindness to animals and expensive jewelry hint at her wealth and suggest Church corruption.
What is the description of the woman?
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The author describes this woman with a mix of irony and sincere admiration.
She is a good-looking woman, with red lips and a large forehead.
The first thing that Chaucer points out is her ability to sing the service in a refined French, which she learned in England.
Then the author highlights her manners at dinner: the Nun looks so elegant when she dips her fingers in the sauce or when she reaches her hand to fetch some bread.
Kindness towards animals and wealth
Also, the Prioress is so kind with her animals, since she feeds them with milk and white bread. The author doesn't tell us anything on purpose about her behaviour with people, and the quality of the food she feeds her animals with makes us guess how wealthy she is.
She wears expensive jewels like a golden brooch or a coral bracelet, which don't really fit for a Nun. We can hence notice how rich and corrupted the Church is.
Domande da interrogazione
- How does the author describe the woman's appearance and skills?
- What are the woman's dining manners like, according to the text?
- What does the woman's treatment of animals and choice of jewelry suggest about her?
The author describes the woman as good-looking, with red lips and a large forehead. She is noted for her ability to sing the service in refined French, which she learned in England.
The woman is portrayed as having elegant dining manners, such as delicately dipping her fingers in the sauce and gracefully reaching for bread.
The woman's kindness towards animals, feeding them milk and white bread, along with her wearing of expensive jewels like a golden brooch and coral bracelet, suggests her wealth and hints at the corruption within the Church.
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