[Gallowsraven]

Well, say accent, you're right we can only guess, like the Ancient Egyptian accent is now, sadly, extinct. But it was supposed to be cross between French and English and something else like the language was so anywhere in the middle is good enough. I can't say my teacher was fun per say, but she didn't like doing things by halves. When we read Cat on a Hot Tin Roof we had to use the proper accent; problem with that was i spoke like a texan the rest of the lesson too :D

And i know, Chaucer's hilarious isn't he. Dry and sparkling humour. The Wife of Bath is a character you either love or hate really, as her prologue and tale are all about how a common girl can get up the ladder in the world. Hence why she's a love/hate character. Since you're a Lit. student i guess you know that most of the tales aren't with the originally intended characters then. I just find the whole thing fascinating. And usually i have no problem reading it, unless i'm tired in which case i can't speak two words of it! Shakespear i have to be in the mood to read, though Macbeth i can read almost any day; love the witches and Hecate :D

It took me ages to realise that the character in the film A Kinght's Tale was in fact meant to be Chaucer ^.^'

"Benedicte!"