He began work on The Canterbury Tales about 1387. He intended for each of his thirty pilgrims to tell four tales, two while traveling to Canterbury and two while traveling from Canterbury. ... He is most famous for Canterbury Tales, which still ranks as one of the greatest works of world literature. ... Chaucer's Tales quickly spread throughout England in the early fifteenth century. ... Women wore flowing headdresses shaped like hearts or butterflies to tall steeple caps and Italian turbans. ...

• Word Count: 1516
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School

In The Canterbury Tales, a story about the flaws of Medieval English society, Chaucer proves otherwise. ... All that the Doctor must do is tell a patient that he has the worst kind of illness and heavily overcharge the price of the "cure." ... While he tells his clients -people who actually need medical care- falsehoods and overcharges them, he cautiously watches what he eats. ... Hubert- in The Canterbury Tales is well known for flattering the rich, deceiving the poor, and especially for seducing women in outright disregard for his vow of celibacy. ... He was an easy man in penance-giving [fo...

• Word Count: 1489
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• Grade Level: High School