FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a nun
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a nun in charge of a convent
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a nun without veil
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The head of a group of nuns is a prioress. Geoffrey Chaucer immortalized this figure by including The Prioress’s Tale as one of his 14th-century Canterbury Tales . In the hierarchy of religious figures at a Carmelite or Dominican monastery, a group of nuns is lead by a prioress, whose superior is called an abbess.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Prioress, a type of nun, is the leader of an order of nuns and a member of the Church.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Prioress is one of the main characters of The Canterbury Tales. Her real name is Madame Eglantine, and she is fourth in the list of people discussed by the Host and has one of the longer descriptions. She is also the first religious figure discussed in the book, which shows a certain preference for the Prioress.
Detailed explanation-4: -A prioress is a nun who is in charge of a convent.
Detailed explanation-5: -These elements combine to show a clear picture of the Prioress: shallow, vindictive, unChristian, childish, and immature. She is the antithesis of a truly pious nun of the Middle Ages. Chaucer uses this characterization of her to show his own religious trepidations, and to make a statement about the clergy of his time.