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The Man of Law’s Tale
    Medieval English Literature
The Canterbury Tales
• ca.1370-1400
• Geoffrey Chaucer (big 3)
• Middle English
• Frame tale: “nine and twenty” pilgrims
 • 120 Stories in total (?)
• General Prologue and Pilgrims
Other important
       characters
• Wife of Bath
• Man of Law
• Host
• Knight
• Miller
• Reeve
Chaucer the Pilgrim

• General Prologue: Narrator’s Voice
• Who is he?
• Orality versus literacy
The Man of Law
A SERGEANT OF THE LAWE, war and wys,
That often hadde been at the Parvys,
Ther was also, ful riche of excellence.
Discreet he was and of greet reverence;
He semed swich, his wordes weren so wise.
Justice he was ful often in Assise,
By patente and by pleyn commissioun:
For his science and for his heigh renoun.
Of fees and robes hadde he many oon;
So greet a purchasour was nowher noon.
Al was fee symple to hym in effect,
His purchasyng myghte nat been infect.
Nowher so bisy a man as he ther nas,
And yet he semed bisier than he was.
In termes hadde he caas and doomes alle
That from the tyme of kyng William were falle;
Ther-to he koude endite and make a thyng,
Ther koude no wight pynchen at his writyng;
And every statut coude he pleyn by rote.
He rood but hoomly in a medlee cote.
Girt with a ceint of silk with barres smale;
Of his array telle I no lenger tale.

Full tale at: http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/
manoflaw.htm
Medieval English Lit week 7
Man of Law’s Tale
• Outline: Constance, Roman emperor’s
    daughter
• Syrian merchants tell Syrian sultan of her
    beauty
• Sultan lusts after her, Christens so he can
    marry her
•   Emperor assents, Constance weeps
Man of Law’s Tale
• Constance arrives in Syria
• Sultan and all of Constance’s company are
  butchered
• Constance survives as sole Christian
• Constance and the rudderless boat
• Arrives in pagan Northumberland
Man of Law’s Tale
• Constance converts castle warden and wife
  secretly to Christianity; she stays with them
• Knight is tempted by Satan; falls in love with
  Constance; she rebukes
• As revenge, he kills warden and frames
  Constance
• Miracle kills knight; Constance’s innocent;
  Northumberland converts to Christianity
Man of Law’s Tale
• After miracle, King of Northumberland
  marries Constance
• King’s mother angry at this; why?
• Constance gives birth to boy, news sent to
  King
• Letter to king is switched by king’s mother;
  he is told the baby is foul and wicked
Man of Law’s Tale
• King says he loves king regardless
• Letter is switched with another to order
  exile of Constance and child; why?
• Constance exiled;Virgin Mary helps them
• King returns home and murders mother
  for treachery; goes to Rome for penance
• Roman emperor fighting in Syria
Man of Law’s Tale
• Constance found by Roman senator and
  taken to Rome
• Constance and child go to Roman feast
  where Northumberland king is
• Child sees king, family reunited
• Constance sees emperor, reunited too
Sources of the story

• England-Rome relationship
• Constance-legends
• Medieval romance
Epilogue to the Story

• Host enjoys story
• Parson’s repuke
• Jankin (priests)
• Lollards
• Shipman’s “clynking” story

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Medieval English Lit week 7

  • 1. The Man of Law’s Tale Medieval English Literature
  • 2. The Canterbury Tales • ca.1370-1400 • Geoffrey Chaucer (big 3) • Middle English • Frame tale: “nine and twenty” pilgrims • 120 Stories in total (?) • General Prologue and Pilgrims
  • 3. Other important characters • Wife of Bath • Man of Law • Host • Knight • Miller • Reeve
  • 4. Chaucer the Pilgrim • General Prologue: Narrator’s Voice • Who is he? • Orality versus literacy
  • 5. The Man of Law A SERGEANT OF THE LAWE, war and wys, That often hadde been at the Parvys, Ther was also, ful riche of excellence. Discreet he was and of greet reverence; He semed swich, his wordes weren so wise. Justice he was ful often in Assise, By patente and by pleyn commissioun: For his science and for his heigh renoun. Of fees and robes hadde he many oon; So greet a purchasour was nowher noon. Al was fee symple to hym in effect, His purchasyng myghte nat been infect.
  • 6. Nowher so bisy a man as he ther nas, And yet he semed bisier than he was. In termes hadde he caas and doomes alle That from the tyme of kyng William were falle; Ther-to he koude endite and make a thyng, Ther koude no wight pynchen at his writyng; And every statut coude he pleyn by rote. He rood but hoomly in a medlee cote. Girt with a ceint of silk with barres smale; Of his array telle I no lenger tale. Full tale at: http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/ manoflaw.htm
  • 8. Man of Law’s Tale • Outline: Constance, Roman emperor’s daughter • Syrian merchants tell Syrian sultan of her beauty • Sultan lusts after her, Christens so he can marry her • Emperor assents, Constance weeps
  • 9. Man of Law’s Tale • Constance arrives in Syria • Sultan and all of Constance’s company are butchered • Constance survives as sole Christian • Constance and the rudderless boat • Arrives in pagan Northumberland
  • 10. Man of Law’s Tale • Constance converts castle warden and wife secretly to Christianity; she stays with them • Knight is tempted by Satan; falls in love with Constance; she rebukes • As revenge, he kills warden and frames Constance • Miracle kills knight; Constance’s innocent; Northumberland converts to Christianity
  • 11. Man of Law’s Tale • After miracle, King of Northumberland marries Constance • King’s mother angry at this; why? • Constance gives birth to boy, news sent to King • Letter to king is switched by king’s mother; he is told the baby is foul and wicked
  • 12. Man of Law’s Tale • King says he loves king regardless • Letter is switched with another to order exile of Constance and child; why? • Constance exiled;Virgin Mary helps them • King returns home and murders mother for treachery; goes to Rome for penance • Roman emperor fighting in Syria
  • 13. Man of Law’s Tale • Constance found by Roman senator and taken to Rome • Constance and child go to Roman feast where Northumberland king is • Child sees king, family reunited • Constance sees emperor, reunited too
  • 14. Sources of the story • England-Rome relationship • Constance-legends • Medieval romance
  • 15. Epilogue to the Story • Host enjoys story • Parson’s repuke • Jankin (priests) • Lollards • Shipman’s “clynking” story

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