My supplemental reading

Classics of Western Thought - Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation:

I read the Canterbury Tales: The Prologue, the prologue of the Pardoner's tale, the Pardoner's tale, and the Reeve's tale. This one wasn't as interesting as others I've read because it was all over the place with a lot of different random characters, and it was also a little difficult to follow.

I also read Everyman: this one was one of my favorites out of the whole book. It told the story of how God gave Death permission to take Everyman. Now, Everyman knew Death was coming after him so he asked Fellowship to come with him, but Fellowship, though seeming trustworthy at first said that he would do no such thing, nor help him save if he wanted to drink, be merry, have women, or kill. Everyman takes leave of him to turn to Kindred. No matter how Everyman begged and pleaded, Kindred wouldn't go with him on his dreaded journey. So Everyman calls out to Goods who lies in his corners, chests, bags, and in packs. But Goods says that his love is not that love, and he will not follow him. Everyman finally turns to Good-deeds, pleading for counsel and salvation, but sadly Good-deeds lies cold in the ground, bound by Everyman's many sins. Desperate, Everyman doesn't know what to do, when he hears Knowledge calling out to be his guide. With Knowledge's help, he is led to Confession where he seeks penance. Through Confession (the priest) he is then lead by Knowledge, Discretion, Strength, Beauty, and Five-Wits to his grave where all leave him but Good-deeds, who reassures Everyman that he will stay with him and vouch for him before God. This was the story of Everyman.