The book that I choose to do that was banned was Chaucer's, Canterbury Tales. Chaucer's, the Canterbury Tales (written in the late 1380s), is a collection of stories of various kinds derived mainly from Italian and other European sources drawn together by the notion of a pilgrimage. ... So we hear firstly the narrator's description of most of the group in a satirical and often extremely amusing manner, in the General Prologue. ... There is a great mixture of serious and comical, sacred and profane here though it should be noted that the writer added a retraction at the end of ...

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The Shipman was introduced into the Canterbury Tales mainly because of the influence that the sea had on England, and specifically Edward the III's reign. England was a "sea-going people,"" as A Commentary on the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales points out. ... The tough and prepared Shipman was a strong representative of his class coming from the "urban- folk of The Canterbury Tales. ... Some criticism offered by A Commentary on the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, suggests that "Chaucer implied in the line in the text, of nice conscience, that the Shipman takes no hee...

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The pardoner The Canterbury Tales is the story of a group of different people, who are grouped together in their way to pilgrimage. ... The author of the Canterbury Tales describes him so well that the reader can easily see the picture of how he looks, and how he behaves. ... The Pardoner's characters are revealed through the description of Chaucer in the general prologue (appearance and thoughts), as well as through the Pardoner's word in the tale prologue, and finally through the tale he tells. ... The second way that reveals the characters of the Pardon is his own words in ...

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There are so many different ways to interpret and analyze all of the stories in "The Canterbury Tales." ... The Pardoner's true character comes out and is put on full display for not only the audience in the story but the actual readers of "The Canterbury Tales," as well when he tells his story. When we are first introduced to the Pardoner in the General Prologue, it is fairly obvious that the narrator is not a huge fan of him. ... When it comes to "The Pardoner's Tale," the dynamic between the teller and the tale is unlike any other tale in "The Canterbury Tales." ... Based on what...

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The anti-antifeminist Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales Written during the fourteenth century, The Canterbury Tales, by portraying the Christian pilgrimage, represents the medieval lives of noble and lower class. ... Rich in the worldly wisdom, therefore, he on the one hand satirizes the wickedness and hypocrisy of humanity by means of the presentation of The Canterbury Tales. ... "The Knight's Tale," "The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale," "The Miller's Prologue and Tale," and "The Clerk's Prologue and Tale," for example, grant a close sight to the marriage and male-...

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In the "General Prologue- of Canterbury Tales Chaucer describes the pilgrims who take a religious journey to the shrine of Thomas Becket. ... Chaucer's harsh criticism of the corruptness of the church institution and his anticlerical views are found in almost every portrait of a religious figure in the tales, signifying that immorality among the clergy was quite prevalent. ... This is quite ironic because during these times Europe was infected with the plague and the townspeople were in need of aid and funding from the church. ... Women expected to be submissive and under the control of ...

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Perhaps one of the most known exerts of literature from the medieval England era, Geoffrey Chaucer's "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales" explores many social issues of the time. Written in 1386, it was the only part of the Canterbury Tales that was ever completed. ... The social issues that are explored in Chaucer's "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales" include fraud, greed, and vanity. ... A second social issue explored in the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, which seems to have a strong relation with fraud, is greed. ... Geoffrey Chaucer "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales," was nothi...

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In the General Prologue, Chaucer introduces the characters that are participating in the "Canterbury Tales.... Chaucer creates himself as a character in The Canterbury Tales. ... In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer is pointing that out. ... In the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer starts his attack of the Medieval Church. ... Chaucer's attitude toward the Medieval Church in the General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales shows his disappointment with the powerful institution....

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In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer depicts the pilgrimage of thirty travelers to the tomb of Thomas of Becket. ... Through the telling of these tales, Chaucer is able to show further characterization beyond the description of each character given in the prologue. ... This "low blow- taken by the Miller toward the Reeve shows his nasty nature toward his fellow man, justifying his ability to steel from his customers. Many readers may not appreciate Chaucer's use of a prologue in characterization. However, with further analysis and thought around the character's descriptions...

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As a self consciously literary tale, it is this imposition of pre-destined order- the providential ordering of the universe' according to Helen Cooper in her Oxford Guide To The Canterbury Tales, upon the totality of the narrative itself, where each character resembles a figure in the conventional mode of story and description (e.g Emily as abstract paragon of classical femininity) which asserts Theseus's dominance. ... Such elements are not particular to the Canterbury Tales, but useful in terms of recognising how The Knights Tale especially is, in its structure and integral framew...

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Canterbury Tales Though the characters in the Canterbury Tales are described vividly and often comically, it is not necessarily true that these characters are therefore stereotypes of The Middle ages. The intricate visual descriptions and the tales the characters tell help to direct the reader in finding a more accurate and realistic picture of the pilgrims, bringing into question the theory that Chaucer was just collating stereotypes from his time. ... The format of The Canterbury Tales suggests a simplistic approach, a prologue and epilogue and in between a collection of ...

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Describe two of the character from The Prologue (neither of them may be the Pardoner of the Wife of Bath) and explain how they represent the lifestyles of England during the Middle Ages. Make at least two refrences to The Prologue to support your ideas. ... Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, written in approximately 1385, is a collection of twenty-four stories apparently told by various people who are going on a religious pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral from London, England. Beside the actual tales, however, Chaucer offers the reader a glimpse of fourteenth century life by way of wha...

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The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories, which are told by different characters to serve as entertainment on their journey to Canterbury. ... Even during the journey to Canterbury, at a time when all the others were telling tales of how to live well and treat others fairly, the Pardoner was still trying to sell his indulgences, which showed how he had learned nothing from his fellow companions. ... The Pardoner is clearly a complex man as revealed in the prologue to his tale. ... The Wife of Bath begins her tale with a prologue that lasts longer than the s...

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From the Canterbury Tales: The Nun The Canterbury Tales is a very interesting collection of stories. ... He is a very skilled writer from the Middle Ages. The Canterbury tales is proposed to have over twenty books to the collection but is never completed by Chaucer. ... Never in the prologue of the Canterbury Tales does the author show her being rude to anyone. ... She never let food fall from out of her mouth. ...

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In Geoffrey Chaucer's prologue to "The Canterbury Tales," he introduces a character that he describes with very high esteem. ... The answer is that he wants the first thing on his agenda, after returning from battle, to be thanking God for his safety. ...

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Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales contains stories told by people whose characters and personalities come from every side of the spectrum. ... Since all the tales end with some sort of moral or lesson, many people take The Canterbury Tales for simple children's fables. ... Chaucer first introduces us to his feelings of man's morality in the Prologue. Within the Prologue, Chaucer introduces the story along with the twenty-nine pilgrims and the host. ... In conclusion, the pilgrims and the tales of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, shine a light onto Chaucer's attempt to...

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Geoffrey Chaucer, for example, incorporated a variety of sexual acts within his works The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde. ... Typically, in the extramarital affairs in The Canterbury Tales "the woman is invariably the strayer" (Haskell, 9). ... For example, the monk in the prologue strays from Augustinian ideals in multiple aspects. ... Even the friar from the prologue "hadde maad ful many a marriage of yonge women at his owne cost." ... To continue with this derailment of the significance of sex through infidelity, we must also examine the inclusion of fabliau tales in The Canterbu...

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"General Prologue" to the Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer lived during a sensational period in England's history. ... In the "General Prologue" of the Canterbury Tales, the Prioress, Monk, and Friar are specifically used to represent the clergy of Chaucer's time. ... The Monk described in the "General Prologue" wanted nothing to do with that life. ... One sees paradox in that he should be at the monastery instead of hunting and hearing the bells from afar. ... The sleaziness of churches during the fourteenth century is a theme throughout the Canterbury Tales. ...

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In Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales1, participants of a pilgrimage to Canterbury tell tales to entertain each other, revealing many aspects of medieval society. ... Each of the stories in The Canterbury Tales are to be told with the utmost accuracy, suggesting Chaucer's literacy. ?... With 30 pilgrims telling two tales each on their passage to Canterbury and two tales each on the return home, that totals to over a hundred tales. ... The General Prologue provides a profile of each of the pilgrims in such an order that forms social groupings. ... The Maunciple came from a ...

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Love and Marriage in The Canterbury Tales The nature of love and marriage is presented several ways in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Written around 1387, it is a collection of stories written about the religious pilgrimage to Canterbury that many people often took in that time. ... This does seem characteristic of the Knight's personality however, which can be inferred from his description in the general prologue. ... She has been married five times, and justifies this with supporters of polygamy from the Bible, such as Lamech, Abraham, Jacob, and Solomon, who all ha...

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In Canterbury Tales, Chaucer includes and exploits individuals from all walks of medieval society. ... Unfortunately Chaucer delegated only two of his tales to be told by women, the tales of the Wife of Bath and the Prioress. ... Two female characters in Canterbury Tales are not quite typical of their class and status. ... The first one is experience; it is the first word in her prologue. ... Her prologue and her tale are two versions of one story: both Jankyn and the rapist knight treat women with violence, and both are taught to do better than that; they win the woman's kindness an...

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Canterbury tales: Narrative Personae A persona is used as an image that a writer presents of (mostly) himself but with certain differences. ... In the general prologue, it is the narrator Chaucer who introduces the pilgrims and tells about what they are going to do. ... At the end of the prologue it is Chaucer the author who makes his presence. ... She gets her income for a good amount from her first three husbands what she invested in textile. ... Her point of the tale is that if a wife dominates her man it is better for both The Franklin's tale is about generosity. ...

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Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, written in approximately 1385, is a collection of twenty-four stories ostensibly told by various people who are going on a religious pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral from London, England. Prior to the actual tales, however, Chaucer offers the reader a glimpse of fourteenth century life by way of what he refers to as a General Prologue. In this prologue, Chaucer introduces all of the characters who are involved in this imaginary journey and who will tell the tales. ... Chaucer gives to the knight one of the more flattering descriptions in the Gener...

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In the satirical comedy The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer introduces Dame Alice (whom is known as "The Wife of Bath") as an obstinate, energetic and opinionated woman. ... Throughout her prologue she is depicted as a determined feminist who continuously argues against the belittling of women and forbidden female sexuality. Chauffer uses her tale to add humor to his works because a feminist of her kind at that period time was highly unlikely. The theme of her tale is not female equality in marriage, but instead the power struggles between husband and wife. ... When she was revived from her concussi...

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"The Pardoners Tale", was one of the Canterbury Tales, written By Geoffrey Chaucer. In the tale, three men go looking for death, while doing so they find their own death brought by greed. ... He states in the Pardoners prologue: "And thus I preach against the very vice I make my living out of Avarice and yet however guilty of that sin myself with other I have power to win them from it, I can bring them to repent." ... Another statement that he makes in his prologue is: "For though I am a wholly vicious man, don't think I cant tell moral tales, I can!" ... "The Pardoners Tale" was also an...

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