The stories conveyed in The Canterbury Tales are observations on certain facets of the Church described by Chaucer. He transmits a vibe that he believes the Church is an institution organized as a business indicating greed and where money is more important than religion. His concept of the Church...
Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (MacKaye) introduces readers to a diverse group of travelers making the annual pilgrimage to Canterbury, seeking blessings from St Thomas á Becket. ... His opinions are solidified throughout the tales by many examples of these traits. ...
The Canterbury tales is influenced by the Decameron in that they are both a collection of stories told by different people of different status and sex. The Canterbury tales however are more interesting due to the fact that they are told by a diverse and broader variety of people each with a different personality appearance and gender this creates contrast. ...
Her guests are five remarkable women from the past: Isabella Bird (1831- 1904) - the adventurous world traveller; Lady Nijo (b1258) - the mediaeval, Japanese courtesan who became a Buddhist nun and travelled on foot through Japan; Dull Gret, who as Dulle Griet in a Bruegel painting, who was well-known for her quick tongue and who led a crowd of women on a charge through hell; Pope Joan - the transvestite early female pope who sacrifized her womanhood and having a family for her career and last but not least Griselda, an obedient wife out of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. ...
The God father is an epic tale of Mafia life in America during the 1940s and '50s. ... Staring Richard Burton as the character of Becket and Peter O'Toole as Henry II the film is a bout the lifelong friendship of Henry II and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket. ...
