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The Prioress's Tale is about a seven year old choir boy who is deeply devoted to his Christian faith and likes to sing songs praising the Virgin Mary. While walking through an area where Jews lived, the boy sang a song which angered the Jews and they had him murdered by slitting his throat. When his mother finds his body, he is still singing thanks to a grain placed on his tongue by the Virgin Mary. This miracle leads the Jews who killed him to be hanged for their crime. The tale promotes Christian devotion and portrays Jews negatively.
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- 1. The Prioress's Tale By: Kylie Schwartz and Melisa Archer
- 2. The Prioress's Tale Main Characters : The widow--mother of the choir boy The widow’s son--a seven year old choir boy who went to a catholic school and was deeply devoted to his religion. The Jews--had the widow’s son killed for singing Alma Redemptoris The Provost--ordered the Jews death by hanging The Abbot--sprinkled Holy Water on the boy and questioned how he could sing and talk.
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