(A) O Lord, Our Lord, thy works how marvelous are given as gifts through Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales. ... The Prioress does so pray to Thee to guide her tale and so she is close to the Lord and still afar. ... She, however, has found room for true mercy and compassion unlike the Prioress in The Canterbury Tales. ... (I) The Prioress's- Tale tells the story of a young Christian child who lived in a town in Asia that was dominated by a Jewish population. ... When the tale ends it is evident that the Prioress is mainly concerned with the little boy. ...

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Geoffrey Chaucer was an intensely human writer and a great comic artist, whose finest accomplishments regard to that of his English style portrayed in his masterpiece "The Canterbury Tales". Besides the ribaldry and sheer good fun of tales such as 'The Miller's Tale,' we also know he was capable of other things. ... Through the telling of "The Canterbury Tales" Chaucer gives great insight into life in the 14th century. ... Chaucer has been brilliant to create the exalted knight, gentle prioress, rowdy miller, lively squire, and more. ... "The Canterbury Tales", illuminated the n...

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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 first of the three portraits portrays the Prioress. ... The sleaziness of churches during the fourteenth century is a theme throughout the Canterbury Tales. Chaucer first introduces this concept with the Prioress, followed by the Monk, and finally the Friar. ...

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