FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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French
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Spanish
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Italian
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -"And she spoke French very well and elegantly, / In the manner of Stratford at the Bow, / For French of Paris was to her unknown.” The quote refers to her speaking French, but not the French spoken in Paris.
Detailed explanation-2: -In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer spots the fact that Madame Eglantine, the Prioress, could speak French but he concluded from her accent that she had never been to France or mixed with French people. It would appear there her ‘French’ dialect was a mixture of French and cockney.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Nun in The Canterbury Tales is very well mannered, speaks French, and loves being acknowledged. She loves being recognized for her manners, something in direct contrast to her status as a nun.
Detailed explanation-4: -In her prologue, the Prioress offers a hymn of praise to the Virgin Mary. She extols Mary, the mother of Jesus and the “whitest Lily-flower.” This hymn acts as a preview of the tale to follow.