There are so many different ways to interpret and analyze all of the stories in "The Canterbury Tales." Each character is so unique in the way that they tell their story and we find out that who the character truly is shapes the story that he or she tells. ... 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 it comes to "The Pardoner's Tale," the dynamic between the teller and the tale is unlike any other tale in "The Canterbury Tales."...

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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. ... A second character, the Friar, displays a similar immoral character. ... After giving examples of corruption and solid principles, Chaucer begins to relate each side to their consequences and benefits within the many stories of The Canterbury Tales. ... In conclusion, the pilgrims and the tales of Chaucer's ...

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Greed and Corruption in The Canterbury Tales Many of the religious characters in The Canterbury Tales represent character traits that are different from what is traditionally expected of them. ... As a result, the characters in Chaucer's tales were portrayed as deceitful and greedy. Two examples of this are the Summoner from the "The Friar's Tale" and Death from the "The Pardoner's Tale." ... In "The Pardoners Tale," all the characters seek out Death, and the Pardoner describes Death like a person, an evil person. ... In this particular tale death is personified, an...

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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 first way satire is used in the Prologue is with the Knights character. ... 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 stories conveyed in The Canterbury Tales are observations on certain facets of the Church described by Chaucer. ... His concept of the Church is revealed through an array of religious figures and how certain characters deviate from their expected pious responsibilities. ... As they fail to serve the Church he speaks of the differences between the impressions the clergy's describe with their true character. ... Chaucer does not reveal the characters completely in "The General Prologue". He instead wittingly divulges a brief description of each to express an unambiguous app...

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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. ... Chaucer presents us with two characters, the Parson and a Plowman. ... Chaucer describes another character, the Friar. ...

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Alex Jerome November 9, 2002 Characterization of the Squire In The Prologue from the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer constructs a portrait of the main characters. ... One of the main ironies in The Canterbury Tales is how most of the people from the church are dishonest and unfair. ... The stereo-type and originality of each character is also an important topic. ...

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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. ... The contrast in the way he describes the characters also adds interest and humour, some are good some evil some ugly some pretty. ... So again the prologue is made interesting because the reader has to make up their own mind as to what ...

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Although the stories in the Canterbury tales are fictional, they represent many social issues and provide an intimate view of life in Medieval Europe. ... Throughout the Wife of Bath's Tale and Prologue we as readers acknowledge the fact that this character Chaucer has created is not like the average woman of her time. ... The Wife of Bath opens this passage with "Now, sire, now wol I telle forth my tale" She is introducing her tale in a classic story-telling manner. ... This may suggest that Chaucer is presenting a satirical character for a courtly audience. ... It is fair to say that th...

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Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Prologue The Wife of Bath's Prologue can be read in two ways. Many critics view her character as one of the first feminist figures of Medieval Literature. ... She emphasizes the negative stereotypes associated with woman but hypocritically argues with her 5th husband when he reads tales of wicked wives. ...

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Chaucer creates an impression of his characters through various forms of imagery. ... Chaucer is highly skilled at creating an impression of his characters, not only through his language, but also through what isn't said. ... The reader is made aware of the fact that there is nothing in Alisons" character beyond the superficial, although there is only praise in her description. ... Alison wearing clothes that are "as whit as morne milk" is an example of Chaucer's irony and his use of colours to portray character, as the colour white is associated with purity and Alison is not pure...

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