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Paraphin [41]
3 years ago
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Read the excerpt below and answer the question. There was also a nun, a prioress, Who, in her smiling, modest was and coy; Her g

reatest oath was but By Saint Eloy! ... At table she had been well taught withal, And never from her lips let morsels fall, Nor dipped her fingers deep in sauce, but ate With so much care the food upon her plate That never driblet fell upon her breast. In courtesy she had delight and zest. The excerpt above helps demonstrate the nun's
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Pie3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The excerpt helps demonstrate the nun'd character and personality/ upbringing.

Explanation:

Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" is a collection of many tales told by the thirty pilgrims traveling to Canterbury. The teller of the tales include everyone from a priest to a a knight, a nun to a servant.

One of the pilgrims was a nun who ran a convent. The narrator began to describe the character of the nun, pointing out that  

<em>"she had been well taught withal, And never from her lips let morsels fall, Nor dipped her fingers deep in sauce, but ate With so much care the food upon her plate That never driblet fell upon her breast. In courtesy she had delight and zest."</em>

The lines from the general prologue of the text shows her character as someone having grace and discipline, with proper manners and etiquette. The excerpt in the question helps demonstrate the character of the nun.

lozanna [386]3 years ago
5 0

The excerpt above helps demonstrate the nun's social class.

For her good manners kept at table.

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