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Table of Contents

Literary Elements

• Setting
• Character List
• Short Summary (Synopsis)
• Themes
• Mood
• Geoffrey Chaucer - Biography

Chapter Summaries with Notes / Analysis
• The General Prologue
• The Knight's Tale
• The Miller's Tale
• The Reeve's Tale
• The Cook's Tale
• The Sergeant at Law's Tale
• The Sea Captain's Tale
• The Prioress' Tale
• Tale of Sir Topas
• The Tale of Melibee
• The Monk's Tale
• The Nun's Priest's Tale
• The Wife of Bath's Tale
• The Friar's Tale
• The Summoners's Tale
• The Clerk's Tale
• The Merchant's Tale
• The Squire's Tale
• The Franklin's Tale
• The Physician's Tale
• The Pardoner's Tale
• The Second Nun's Tale
• The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
• The Manciple's Tale
• The Parson's Tale

Overall Analysis
• Character Analysis
• Plot Structure Analysis
• Themes - Theme Analysis
• Author's Style
• Chaucer's Use of Language
• Symbolism / Motifs / Metaphors / Imagery / Symbols
• Key Facts

Questions
• Study Questions / Book Report Ideas