The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories in a frame story written by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. It is the story of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England). The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travel to Canterbury. Chaucer's intention was that each pilgrim should tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two more on the way back. ... However, the Squire from The Canterbury Tales does not settle into disputes for he is "In hope to win thereby his lady's grace-. ...

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Using that definition, I think that all the Pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales have some sort of satire in them to some extent. ... The Knight is one of the pilgrims that Chaucer used more subtle satire with in the Prologue. ... It's this voice that puts the satire in Canterbury Tales. Satire is used very well and effectively through out Canterbury Tales. ...

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The Miller's character stands out from all the others by his use of language, his naughty story he tells, and by the way he is compared to other pilgrims on the voyage to Canterbury (Chaucer, 1319). ... All three factors rule out the Plowman to have shared this tale. ... In conclusion, the reason it is obvious that the Miller told this story was because he clearly stands out from all the other pilgrims; by his use of language, his naughty story he tells, and by the way he is compared to other pilgrims on the voyage to Canterbury. ... The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue. ... Mille...

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This statement is valid because in the The Canterbury Tales: The Prologue Chaucer takes all of his characters very seriously but not too seriously. ... Geoffrey Chaucer wrote about a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury. The pilgrims come from all parts of society. ... It is ironic because he may know more than all of the pilgrims but he still doesn't have a job. ... Chaucer describes another pilgrim, the Merchant. ...

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He began work on The Canterbury Tales about 1387. He intended for each of his thirty pilgrims to tell four tales, two while traveling to Canterbury and two while traveling from Canterbury. However, only twenty-three pilgrims received a story before Chaucer's death in 1400. ... He is most famous for Canterbury Tales, which still ranks as one of the greatest works of world literature. ... Scholars feel The Canterbury Tales continue to be successful because of their accurate and vivid portrayal of human nature, which has not changed much for 600 years since Chaucer's time. ...

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(A) O Lord, Our Lord, thy works how marvelous are given as gifts through Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales. For not alone thy praise so glorious is given by several characters traveling to the Cathedral at Canterbury. ... She was so devoted to the Lord that her tale even began with a prayer. ... (H) Nuns still exist today so a modern day pilgrim would have to be a nun such a Mother Teresa. She, however, has found room for true mercy and compassion unlike the Prioress in The Canterbury Tales. ...

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