1. Canterbury Tales
To farther our vivid image of such a woman we should look to the third stanza of the general prologue, Hir coverchiefs ful fine were ground- I dorste swere they weyeden ten pounds- That on a Sonday weren upon hir heed. ... Chaucer furthers this image in her tale when it states, "Of whiche I have picked out the beste, / Bothe of hir nether purs and of hir chreste ""(lines 45-46). ... By comparing their two extremes of every level of society, nobility, aristocracy, clergy, men and women, Chaucer completes a sort of Good vs. ...
- Word Count: 1384
- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: High School