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. ... The Prioress is a peculiar character. ... Two female characters in Canterbury Tales are not quite typical of their class and status. ... Ridley's The Prioress and the Critics. ...
The Canterbury Tales, also expresses some similar values in its text. ... On the other hand , The Canterbury Tales was a frame story. ... The Canterbury Tales characters though, were extremely complex. ... In comparison to this style, The Canterbury Tales were in the Chaucer style. ... When The Canterbury Tales was finally written the language was changed again. ...
Chaucer's masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales, reflects a very opinionated view of manners and the behaviors of medieval women. ... On the other end of the spectrum, we have the Prioress, who is a better example of womanhood in the medieval ages. ... Chaucer furthers this image in her tale when it states, "Of whiche I have picked out the beste, / Bothe of hir nether purs and of hir chreste ""(lines 45-46). ... The Prioress also known as the Nun represents a proper and feminine woman of the medieval period. ... That he is doing so to educate women through his tale that there are times that...
There are several examples in Chaucer's famed Canterbury Tales. Chaucer first describes a Prioress bedecked with beads, brooches and other trinkets who makes sure her little dogs are fed with "roasted flesh, or milk, or fine white bread' (151). ... The tale says his favorite pastime is hunting, whereas a monk should spend his days in prayer and labor. ...
