DECAMERON / CANTERBURY TALES CROSSWORD

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  1. 4. There are ?? stories in The Decameron.
  2. 6. Instead of finding Death under the tree, the men find ? baskets of gold.
  3. 8. ?? PERSONIFIED can open up, let you in, and embrace you.
  4. 12. Chaucer is the ? of the English language.
  5. 13. ? story is a story within a story.
  6. 16. ? introduces the characters and setting
  7. 17. ? means to criticize or berate
  8. 18. The teacher tells the senior ???? at the end of Mr. Clark's horror story.
  9. 22. Thomas Becket was ? of Canterbury until his murder in 1170.
  10. 23. The old man quotes this (??) to the rioters.
  11. 24. In The Decameron, the story involves ? characters who amuse themselves by telling stories to each other.
  12. 25. ? means a discussion or conference between opponents
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  1. 1. ?? PERSONIFIED is wisdom that quotes the Bible.
  2. 2. In The Canterbury Tales, they hold a storytelling competition. There are ?? storytellers in all.
  3. 3. ? PERSONIFIED (throws you off of your horse)
  4. 5. ? PERSONIFIED is a thief that cannot be captured and killed
  5. 7. ? Irony (They expect to find Death under the tree; instead they find gold, which leads to their death.)
  6. 9. In The Decameron, the frame, or outer story, involves characters who go to the country to ???
  7. 10. ? Irony (Readers are aware that the rioters have conspired against each other but the characters do not know.)
  8. 11. Thomas Becket is a ? and martyr.
  9. 14. Chaucer is buried in ??
  10. 15. ? Irony (Pardoner makes a speech at the end trying to sell forgiveness; he already admitted that he doesn’t believe in forgiveness.)
  11. 19. In Canterbury Tales, the characters go to the ? of THOMAS BECKET.
  12. 20. In The Pardoner’s Tale, ___?___ drinkers go looking for Death because he killed their friend.
  13. 21. ? means greed (The theme of The Pardoner’s Tale)