Catholic v's' Judaism

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The Prioress
Justine Turner
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Knycki Silva
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• Hey fellow classmates if your looking to
  understand Chaucers The Prioress Tale then you
  have come to the right place! Make sure that you
  have taken the short reading check quiz before
  exploring this PowerPoint.

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• Worships the Lord
• Prays for themselves, and all
• Volunteers for those in Need
• Follows certain restrictions
• Chastity

Nun
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Characteristics of

• The Prioress was a woman devoted to her faith
  (after all she was a nun). There were other
  elements show in her tale that exhibited this
  trait as well. First of all the main character of
  the tale showed immense faith in his religion
  (catholic) by singing that praise song in areas
  where they do not agree with the message. He did
  not back down from his faith, even after he was
  severely injured, he always remained faithful and
  was positive that the Virgin was save him. The
  Prioress represents the boy in her tale, they
  both have shown great faith to the non-believers.
  

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• Since the pilgrimages destination is to see the
  funeral of a martyr what better to have in the
  novel about a young martyr. This tale makes you
  want to be like the boy, and have faith where you
  would die to stand up for it. This tale gets the
  travelers ready to reach their destination.

Why would Chaucer include her in his novel?
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The four Ps of Dinner with the Prioress

• Peaceful
• Prayers
• Proper
• Polite

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• Oldest religion
• Influenced other religions
• Study the Tanakh and the Talmud
• Believe in God
• Jesus as a prophet

• Branched of from Judaism
• Study the Bible
• Believe Jesus is the son of God
• Different denominations
• Catholic
• Reformed
• Lutheran
• etc

Judiasm v.s. Catholic
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Allusions

• Virgin Mary
• Jesus
• St. John

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uplifting
Mood/Tone
faithful
encourging
inspiring
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Theme

• Be yourself
• The boy was his faithful self even after they
  Jews injured him
• Dont let others influence you
• He didnt let those who opposed his faith
  influence it
• Believe
• The boy stayed true to his faith and was rewarded
  for it in the end
• Karma
• The Jews did something wrong, and went to jail
  because of it

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Symbols
The young injured boy symbolizes Jesus. He was a
martyr for his faith, and paid a high price for
it. Jesus did the same when he died on the cross,
he was the ultimate martyr.
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• Right now you are probably saying
• What is this book doing here!, but I promise
  it correlates the the tale. Cassie Bernall was
  killed in 1999 during the famous Columbine High
  School Massacre. She was killed her faith,
  similar to the widows son. The boy and Cassie
  showed they valued their faith over their lives
  and were willing to pay the ultimate price for it
  as well.

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• Now blog about what you thought of this tale. If
  you liked it, disliked it, or whatever else you
  think is relevant to the tale. Let your voice be
  heard!