Across
- 6. Canterbury Tales is a story within a story, or a ________ story
- 7. the first known inhabitants of Great Britain
- 10. a small landowner whose weapon of choice was the bow and arrow (Robin Hood!)
- 11. the language that Chaucer popularized in his Tales
- 16. a medieval song-like poem that was very popular with the new middle class
- 17. the main antagonist in the poem Beowulf
- 19. Henry VIII's eldest daughter and persecutor of Protestants
- 21. "Great Britain" includes England, Scotland, and _____
- 24. Shakespeare's sonnets are divided into 3 quatrains and a _______
- 26. the father of English poetry
- 27. Shakespeare states that his mistress' eyes are nothing like the _____
- 28. this group introduced Christianity to Great Britain
- 29. this knocked out 1/3 of the population in the Middle Ages, basically gaining serfs their freedom
- 31. this lengthy holy war introduced ideas from the east to Great Britain
- 35. the virgin queen
- 37. "whale-road" and "water witch" are examples of this Anglo-Saxon metaphor
- 38. a medieval form of literature involving a hero on a quest (usually a knight) and lots of magic
- 40. "Death, thou shalt die."
- 41. the religion of the Celts--belief that spirits are in everything
- 42. Henry VIII and his 3 children belonged to this royal family
- 43. in feudalism, these hard-working folks were at the bottom
- 44. these warriors lived by a code of chivalry and fought for their lady-loves
- 46. this man was beheaded for disagreeing with his pal Henry VIII over religion
- 48. Beowulf is an example of this archetype
- 50. this freakishly strong hero came from Sweden to Denmark to fight an evil monster
Down
- 1. a perfect example of a kind of character that shows up throughout literature
- 2. Henry VIII's church--began Protestantism
- 3. "seize the day!"
- 4. much of Shakespeare's writing is in this meter (10 syllables, unstressed-stressed)
- 5. a Renaissance type of poetry that is very intellectual and philosophical
- 8. the Renaissance poet who wrote the "Holy Sonnets" that were published after his death
- 9. this guy urged his mistress to stop being so coy
- 12. in one of the Tales, a knight must find the answer to a _____ in order to save his own life
- 13. the name "England" comes from this invader group
- 14. "rebirth" of art and learning
- 15. the archbishop who sided with the church and was killed by the king's hitmen; became a saint
- 18. one of Chaucer's most outrageous pilgrims is the wife of ______
- 20. this great king helped to unite the Anglo-Saxons
- 22. this Renaissance invention helped spread literature and learning
- 23. William of Normandy introduced this social system to England in 1066
- 24. Chaucer's pilgrims were headed here
- 25. this guy ruled Great Britain after Elizabeth I
- 30. Henry VIII's sickly son who ruled England for a few years
- 31. the Anglo-Saxons lived in close communities that were led by _______
- 32. a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter, popular in the Renaissance
- 33. an intellectual movement in the Renaissance that focused on people and leading a good life
- 34. these guys wrote down the manuscripts we have from the Anglo-Saxon era
- 35. a long, narrative poem that tells of a hero on a quest, usually covering many years and many locations
- 36. we get "Thursday" from this Norse god
- 39. this priest urged the young ladies to marry
- 45. the point in the sonnet where the speaker's focus or thought shifts
- 47. according to Shakespeare, "Love is not love/Which alters when it ______ finds"
- 49. Chaucer often pokes fun at the corrupt members of this organization