The Miller wears a blue hood and white coat, and he carries a sword and shield on his side. How does Chaucer describe the Miller? Chaucer describes the Miller in a particularly blunt fashion. The Miller is an exceedingly large man: “Ful byg he was of brawn, and eek of bones” (Line 546.) The first …
Seborrhoeic warts are harmless growths on the skin, which are very common in the elderly. They are often pigmented. Despite their name, seborrhoeic warts are nothing to do with sebaceous glands or viral warts. They are benign growths due to a build up of ordinary skin cells. They are strongly age-related. What do old age …
Research suggests that genital warts may be more common among young Black adult males. People can reduce their risk of genital warts by using condoms during sexual activity, limiting sexual partners, and getting the HPV vaccine. Why do some people not get warts? Since everyone encounters the viruses that cause warts, why do some people …
He has a long beard and long hair, so his physical appearance can be perceived as poor/dirty. How is the Plowman described? The Plowman is depicted as the ideal worker in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. He is generous, industrious, and humble, and he follows his faith without complaining. The Plowman helps others pay their …
In Chaucer’s tale, the Miller is one of the pilgrims on the trip to Canterbury. He is a brawny man with a red beard. Hairs sprout from the wart on his nose, and his nostrils and mouth are unusually wide. Which Pilgrim had red hair and a wart on his nose? The Miller is a …
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the Cook. In the Prologue from The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer describes the Cook as having “an ulcer on his knee.” What does this tell you about the Cook? Which character in the General Prologue had an ulcer on his knee? Unfortunately, though, the Cook has a giant open sore on his leg. This is a …
The Wife of Bath has been married five times and feels her experience with men makes her an expert on marriage and relations between men and women. She is an extremely sensual woman who enjoys sexual relations and pleasing her husband, though she is not as beautiful as she once was. Is Wife of Bath …
The Wife of Bath’s deafness is one of her most prominent characteristics. Not only is it the first thing which Chaucer describes about her in the General Prologue, but the whole of the Wife’s own prologue builds toward and ultimately concludes with the Wife’s story of how she was struck deaf by her husband Jankyn. …
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Blancmange is the French firm pudding-like dessert; in English, it translates as white food. This juxtaposition seems to call his personal hygiene into question, since all wounds should be covered in a kitchen. What is ironic about the Cook in The Canterbury Tales? Blancmange was famous for curing illnesses, so people often gave it to …
A prologue is a piece of writing found at the beginning of a literary work, before the first chapter and separate from the main story. Does prologue come before or after? A prologue is a scene that comes before the story. It’s something of import but something that doesn’t flow with the chronology of the …
