The Second Nun’s Tale
Please
answer question 2
1. How is St Cecelie characterized? How does she
compare to other female characters we have looked at. Compare her especially to Constance in the MLT.
2. How does the Second Nun’s Tale “quite”
the tales before it? What echoes
do you find of other tales? Look
especially at lines 519-546. How
does the Second Nun’s Tale respond to the Prioress’s Tale? What echoes do you find? How do their prologues compare? How
does the Virgin Mary figure in both tales?
3. What is the importance of “bisynesse” in the Tale?
4. Could we classify this tale as part of
the “Marriage Group?” How is
marriage regarded in the tale? How
does it compare to other discussions of marriage?