Do you think that the old man in the Pardoner’s Tale was death?

19 Mar 2021

Three men were in search of Death. After hearing how Death had slain many, man, woman, child, or servant, they were determined to find and kill him. They swore brotherhood…

Which do you think was more gripping to read? His account of the plague or his stories?

19 Mar 2021

In Boccaccio’s book, Decameron, he gives an account of the Black Death in 1348 and describes how it affected Florence. Boccaccio said that it arrived in Florence even though people…

Why did Boccaccio have the first story teller invoke God?

19 Mar 2021

Boccaccio wrote a book, a popular piece of Renaissance literature, Decameron, that gives a description of the Black Death in Florence where Europe lost one-third of its population during this…

Did these two literary documents give guidance in their era as to how a typical Christian should live?

18 Mar 2021

The two pieces of literature that we are talking about is The Little Flowers of St. Francis and The Song of Roland The Little Flowers is practically the only part…

Did the Little Flowers provide the common man with confidence about his own life beyond the grave?

18 Mar 2021

The main theme of the Little Flowers is that the friars were made holy through poverty.  However, the stories indicate that most of the friars, even the ones who partook…

If you had been listening to these stories in 1300, what would you have concluded from them is the way to gain eternal life?

18 Mar 2021

St. Francis of Assisi was an Italian who was the one who founded the “Franciscan Order”. There were stories about him and his life before he invented the Order. Francis…

Do you think the typical listener to a recitation of this poem would have spotted the discrepancies?

18 Mar 2021

The main summary for the “The Song of Roland” poem was to discourage Islam from starting any more crusades, it was a poem of peace. It was highly popular during…

Describe the differences between Oliver’s view of military goals vs. Roland’s

18 Mar 2021

The Song of Roland is an eleventh century poem where it takes place in the setting of war where Roland and Oliver are warriors and friends as well. While Roland…

Did literature encourage Christians to exercise political leadership?

17 Mar 2021

Early medieval literature did not seem to encourage Christians to be involved in politics.  Instead authors during this time urged Christians to ignore the troubles in this world and to…

What was Augustine’s view of Christianity’s role in history?

17 Mar 2021

In his works, Augustine covers a very wide variety of topics, one of being Christianity’s role in history. He was of the opinion that instead of focusing on this world,…