Answer:
1. the acceptance of the church's authority
2. The Pardoner’s disregard for the poor reveals the Church’s hypocrisy
Explanation:
1. The feature of medieval life reflected here is the acceptance of the church's authority.
The Canterbury Tales has about 24 stories with about 17,000 lines. The work was written by Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey around a period of 1387 and 1400.
The Canterbury Tales is medieval literature and has great poetic power and entertainment value. The tales gives insight into the different social classes of that century, including their clothes, languages and the recreational activities of the time.
2. Based on the excerpt taken from this book, I can say that the statement that describes the satire here is The Pardoner’s disregard for the poor reveals the Church’s hypocrisy.
Chaucer used Satire to expose the hypocrisy of people and institutions who instead of reliving the poor from their poverty and leading them on a part of spirituality, try to make profits out of their suffering and show less concern about their suffering. The pardoner is a part of the church and should share in the suffering of others but instead he insists on getting the best food and drinks from people in poverty. He also sells redemption at a price
Another
name for theme is message. Theme is the author's main idea or his
message. The theme can be summed in one word, as death or love. For
example the message of “Romeo and Juliet” is that love's
stronger then <span>family
selfishness. There can be several messages. Characters say and do
everything according to the theme. First the authors think about the
theme, then create the settings and characters. The theme or message
controls all events in the story. </span>
As the poem 'The Road Not Taken' broadly emphasizes the role of decision-making in one's life. When one has many choices, it is very crucial to make the right choice. Right decision will be beneficial to the individual in the long term. ... The poet or traveller sighs when he refers to the decision he has made.
Answer: A good summary of an essay should probably include the main idea of the excerpt from a book or an article
Explanation:
Articles and Books have main idea by the writer who wrote the book
