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The Merchant's Tale - from page 47, line 477 15th March 2022 - Coggle…

- - - - Rebecca decieved her husband - deceptive woman being mentioned at the moment of marriage. Perhaps prophetic, foreshadowing.
  - - - 'streyne' 'menasing' - threatening words, even about sex.
        
        Feels sorry for her because that night he's going to do lots of sexual things to her, but will do it anyway.
        
        Asking God to give her strength for all the things he's going to do to her!!
        
        'tendre creature' - similar to Torvald dehumanising Nora
- - - - ''The mooste deyntevous' - The dainty people. He is holding good company. The banquet has the best food and music in Italy.
      - Chaucer is making many references to the Bible and the classical world
        
        It is better than any wedding mentioned in the classical world or the Bible
      - It is the wedding feast of the gods
        
        References Thebes, Venus, Bacchus
        
        Deliberately over the top. Spending a lot of time on this. Spending much more time on the party than the marriage.
        
        'Januarie was bicome hire knight'
        
        Knights are handsome, brave, Demonstrates his social status. Ironic - January is a disgusting old man.
  - - - Again, very over the top.
        
        'tendre youth hath wedded stouping age' - when tender youth marries stooping age. 'swich mirthe'- such happiness. Ironic!! Flawed logic, sarcastic.
- - - - 'He was so ravisshed on his lady May'
        
        Damyan is in love with May ' he swelte and swooned ther he stood'
        
        Apostrophes - rhetoric
      - Familiar foe - familiar enemy. 'servant traitour'
        
        Referring to Damyan. He is January's servant and in love with his wife - therefore he is a familiar enemy.
        
        'Lyk an adder in the bosom' - simile by Chaucer. A snake that is close to you. Pretending to be nice, but can't be trusted.