d instead of the earthly love of humans, because it is only through God's Love that one can reach heaven. ... According to the Middle English Dictionary, this word means "to deceive, deal treacherously with, or be unfaithful to Page 3 (a person)."" ... While the Love of Jesus Christ will never deceive, the same is not necessarily true of human love, as we can see in Troilus and Criseyde. ... Chaucer lived during the Medieval Ages, when the Catholic Church controlled nearly every aspect of life. ... His most well known piece of literature in this 21st century is the Canterbury Tales, ...

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• Grade Level: High School