A04 - WOB Flashcards
1
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Estate Satire: The Three Estates
A
1st Estate: Clergy “Those who pray”
2nd Estate: Nobility/Aristocracy “Those who rule”
3rd Estate: Commoners “Those who work”
Unofficial 4th Estate: Women
2
Q
Galen’s Humours
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- Phlegm - slothful
- Black bile - despair & melancholy
- Blood - gluttony
- Yellow bile - anger & choler
3
Q
Views on women
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- The second sex (daughters of Eve)
- Tricky, troublesome, the cause of man’s downfall
- A woman became a man’s property on marriage
4
Q
Women’s areas of power and influence
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- The Church (nunneries)
- Trade skills - Weaving. Weavers were part of the greatest industry in the land. Skilled workers were valued.
5
Q
Eve vs. Mary
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- Daughter of Eve: The weaver, a fallen woman, symbol is a distaff, lustful.
- Mary: Protector of man, innocence, purity, the Virgin.
6
Q
The Peasants’ Revolt 1381
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Complaints against the oppressive lower of the old landlords, especially the Church.
7
Q
7 Deadly Sins
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Pride, Gluttony, Wrath, Lust, Envy, Greed, Sloth
