In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales there are an abundance of themes, one of the more evident being marriage. In these tales the views of marriage vary. Each tale offers a different view of marriage; the views are illustrated by the characters in each pilgrim's tale. The tales regarding marriage address the infamous "Marriage Debate" in which each pilgrim gives their say on how marriage should be. ... The Franklin tells an dyllic tale ...

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Canterbury tales: Narrative Personae A persona is used as an image that a writer presents of (mostly) himself but with certain differences. ... In the general prologue, it is the narrator Chaucer who introduces the pilgrims and tells about what they are going to do. ... Because the narrator writes down his impressions of the pilgrims from memory, whom he does and does not like, and what he chooses and chooses not to remember about the characters, tells us as much about the narrator's own prejudice as it does about the characters themselves. ... The Miller's tale is a short sometime...

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The Canterbury Tales consists of a narrative Prologue, which introduces the characters and also of a group of tales, told by each of the pilgrims. ... Often times these tales poked fun and ridiculed another pilgrim's character. ... In the Prologue, the narrator offers a description of each character that is embarking on the pilgrimage to Canterbury. ... The Knight is frequently named as one of the "ideal" pilgrims on the journey to Canterbury. The Wife of Bath is perhaps the most fully realized character in the Canterbury Tales. ...

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