Question

Read the excerpt from "The Nun's Priest's Tale."

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If you beguile me, having done so once,

You shall no more, with any flattery,

Cause me to sing and close up either eye.

For he who shuts his eyes when he should see,

And wilfully, God let him ne'er be free!


Which best identifies the speaker and the context of this excerpt?


A: Chanticleer is telling Pertelote about his dream of being killed by a beast.


B: Pertelote is flattering Chanticleer, telling him to sing and his beautiful voice will help him forget his bad dream.


C: Chanticleer is telling the fox he (Chanticleer) will not fall for the fox's flattery a second time.


D: The fox is telling Chanticleer that Chanticleer has a beautiful voice and the fox is not trying to trick him with flattery.

Answer 1

I have never read "The Nun's Priest's Tale," but based on the excerpt, I would say the answer is C.

Answer 2

C: Chanticleer is telling the fox he (Chanticleer) will not fall for the fox's flattery a second time.

Step-by-step explanation:

Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" is a collection of stories told by the pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. this collected stories are being told by the pilgrims who are from all sorts of background and social standing.

In "The Nun's Priest's Tale", the story tells of a rooster and a fox who had fooled each other. Chanticleer the rooster had been caught by the fox and being taken to the forest. But Chanticleer wittingly made the fox open his mouth to spite the old woman when he escaped. The passage is Chanticleer telling the fox that he may be fooled once but he cannot be fooled twice. he is telling the fox that he will not be a victim of his flattery for the second time.