Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, written in approximately 1385, is a collection of twenty-four stories apparently told by various people who are going on a religious pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral from London, England. Beside the actual tales, however, Chaucer offers the reader a glimpse of fourteenth century life by way of what he refers to as a General Prologue. In this prologue, Chaucer introduces all of the characters who are involved in this imaginary journey and who will tell the tales. Among the characters included in this introductory section is a knight. ... Clearly, the ...

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One example of this is "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. The culture presented in the "Canterbury Tales" differs from that presented in "Beowulf" because society has become more humanistic. ... From reading literature from that time we gain insight into the lives of characters, which in turn allow us to gain insight into the culture of the middle ages. For example, the characters in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" call to our attention the fact that something has changed. ...

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In reading Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," I found that of the Wife of Bath, including her prologue, to be the most thought-provoking. ... The tale Bath's Wife weaves exposes that Chaucer was aware of both forms of the medieval soldier. ... Having analyzed the period of Chaucer and how it relates to the Wife of Bath's tale, an obvious question arises: How did Chaucer personally feel about this character which he created? ... For example, another of Chaucer's characters, the moral Clerk, offers a thorough rebuttal of the Wife's opinions. ... "Literal an...

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In Geoffrey Chaucer's medieval poem, The Canterbury Tales, the knight is the first pilgrim described in the General Prologue and the first to proclaim his tale. ... The obvious difference of character brings fresh aspects to the knight's story and some suggest that "it was Chaucer's journey as well as the fictional pilgrimage (Strayer296)." ... The Knight's Tale tells of two noble cousins that fall deeply in love with the same woman and deeply in hatred of each other. ... As "various as they are, the tales often suit their teller; although this aptness need not be dramatiz...

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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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