DECAMERON / CANTERBURY TALES CROSSWORD

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