Often literature can be used as a historical reference, illustrating the ways of life in a culture though stories set in a particular time period. ... All the pilgrims as individuals represent a wide range of people of the 14th century English life focusing on medieval attitudes and customs in areas such as love, marriage, class and status of women. ... In the middle ages, women had a raw deal in marriage. ... Chaucer established the English language in literature. ...

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