In Canterbury Tales, Chaucer includes and exploits individuals from all walks of medieval society. He uses irony and satire in varying types of narratives to reveal the problematic components of virtually each pilgrim. Unfortunately Chaucer delegated only two of his tales to be told by women, the tales of the Wife of Bath and the Prioress. ... The Prioress is one of the most fully described pilgrims, and it is with her that we first notice the narrator's refusal to judge the value of what he sees. ... Two female characters in Canterbury Tales are not quite typical of their class and...

• Word Count: 1688
• Approx Pages: 7

The stories conveyed in The Canterbury Tales are observations on certain facets of the Church described by Chaucer. ... Chaucer presents these unethical pilgrims ironically as noble and pleasant with judicious characteristics. ... As with several of the pilgrims they are trying to appear to something they are not. ...

• Word Count: 676
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. This group of pilgrims represented every social station of a still class-divided England. ... Through the characterization of the pilgrims, Chaucer points out weaknesses of the Medieval Catholic Church. ... His opinions are solidified throughout the tales by many examples of these traits. ...

• Word Count: 873
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate