Would you consider the Nun (aka Prioress) in Canterbury tales vain?
2007-11-06 18:14:42 · 3 answers · asked by gmoya 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
No. Nothing Chaucer says of her in the prologue would give that idea. She was polite, cheerful and elegant.
2007-11-06 18:30:16 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - she tries to pass herself off as a proper lady and ignores her vow of poverty. This article has all the details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Eglantine
From wikipedia:
"Madame Eglantine was one of the 30 pilgrims meeting at the Tabard Inn in Geoffrey Chaucer's work The Canterbury Tales. She was a prioress (nun). She tried to be very proper in all her ways. She ate so that not a crumb fell from her lips, and was artificial in her manners. She spoke bad French, only furthering her intended image as a "proper lady". She kept little dogs, which she bottle fed, and gave special meat to. This was in violation of her vow of poverty. Also, she herself was fat. She used a fancy rosary and wore a broach that says "Amor vincit omnia" (Love Conquers All). She was not at all what a nun should be."
2007-11-07 10:54:46 · answer #2 · answered by truefirstedition 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I can remember correctly, and it has been a while, at some point she wipes grease away from her mouth, which would indicate that she's concerned with her looks = vain. Also, as an earlier poster said, she cares very much about how she is perceived = vain.
2007-11-07 12:54:17 · answer #3 · answered by LilyRosemary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋