The Canterbury Tales is a collection of tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer published in 1475. The Canterbury Tales, as a whole, exhibit different social conventions of the Fourteenth Century and exploit them for being a kind of facade. ... However, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales incorporates different characters from every social class traveling together and competing in a story contest. The Canterbury Tales explores and exploits social conventions through different character's perspectives. ... These two tales embody Chaucer's overall purpose for The Canterbury Tales, which stat...

• Word Count: 3668
• Approx Pages: 15
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through the tool of his broad range of characters, Geoffrey Chaucer presents many depictions of love, and tells many a tale about the follies of the said emotion. ... However, it is the underlying cry for social change that is deeply imbedded in his writing, namely The Canterbury Tales, that is his most admirable accomplishment. ... (Chaucer's Pilgrims: An Historical Guide to the Pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales; 135-143.) ... The entrance of Aurelius as a character and the tale's central conflict only serves as a test of morality for all of the involved characters. ... Although...

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Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in the era known as the Middle Ages, an era resembling kings, castles, and knights. ... Chaucer takes the woman out of the shadows and into the spotlight in the Canterbury Tales, especially in the case of the outspoken Wife of Bath (WB). ... Jerome in The Canterbury Tales. ... Through means of reversal, Chaucer leads his main female character down the road of maleness. ... We can imagine that WB puts aside the more "lady-like" style of riding at her own convince while traveling the road to Canterbury (Biebel 64). ...

• Word Count: 2959
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