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Payne, Austin English IV, 4th hour December 7, 2015 Paper The Prologue of The Canterbury Tales During the time of The Canterbury Tales the church people are supposed to follow certain rules that put them right with god. The four rules are considered as vows. The four vows are: poverty, stability, chastity, and obedience. The vow of poverty is about not being attached to such world such as garments or jewelry. The vow of stability is about focusing on god, day on and day off. The vow of…

were really meant for? The General Prologue From The Canterbury Tales had a completely different meaning for pilgrims then what comes to mind. The Canterbury Tales is Tales told by Geoffrey Chaucer. They run at least twenty-four stories written in Middle English. The tales were originally published in 1478. Multiple characters play apart in the tales, such as the Pardoner, The Wife of Bath, The Knight, The Miller, and the Narrator. The Canterbury Tales were composed by Chaucer, as to where the…

nearly 614 years ago, he is still well known today in the twenty-first century. In fact Geoffrey Chaucer has a crater on the named after him and has over 2,100 followers on Facebook. In Chaucer's literary work, The Canterbury Tales, there are 29 people on a journey heading to Canterbury and on the way there, all the people in the pilgrimage must tell an exclusive story. One character, known as "The Wife of Bath," tells us a story distinct from everyone else's. She has had five husbands and wants…

Question: Which Characters of The Canterbury Tales are the reflections of our contemporary society and why? Answer: INTRODUCTION: “The Canterbury Tales”, renowned and legendary poem of medieval age, is the collection of stories written in Heroic Couplet in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English Poetry and the greatest writer of 14th Century, got distinction among the medieval poets due to realism and the unique art of characterization which varies from character to…

Many people throughout history people have tried to act one way but think and do another thing. This is called hypocrisy. It is when people say or act one way but behind others back, they say and do other things. For example, Chaucer wrote Canterbury tales based on their hypocrisy on the church and the patriarch. He talks about the church members and how they act and sau other things. However, he also has a character that is the real deal, he is a true christian with a true christian heart who…

Throughout the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer uses different literary devices to develop tone and attitude about his character’s and their actions. Chaucer specifically satirizes the Miller in the General Prologue, Miller’s Prologue, and the Miller’s Tale to present his opposing views on education and religion by developing the Miller’s appearance, ignorance, and immaturity undesirably. Throughout literature, undesirable features are given to characters authors disdain, dislike, and satirize. In this…

An inspiration, selfless, honourable; few pilgrims can be described using these words. This pilgrim in The Canterbury Tales is a pilgrim to aspire to be like. The squire is a true knight who is an inspiration to others, a contributing member of society, and one who cares for his lady. To illustrate, the squire is “a cadet, a lad of fire,” he’s passionate and it shows. More specifically, he follows his duty as a squire and goes into battle when ordered, and he is one of the most important…

In the Canterbury tales Chaucer tried to reflect the social classes of medieval society, he tried to reflect what was wrong with all of the different classes. The characters in this story reveal the author’s purpose by showing the true side of how the classes act and treat each other and how corrupt they are by using the church to gain power and money. He wanted to show everyone that people did not really follow what the rules that were laid out for them. One example is the Nun who was all…

The pilgrim I would most like to meet is the Knight because of his chivalrous, generous, and courtesy qualities. I would like to hear stories of his battles in Alexandria, Granada, and Benamarin and how it felt to sit in the chair of honor in Prussia. I would like to meet him so that I can see how a brave, distinguished person carries himself. Also, I find this character interesting because he is widely traveled and well received in foreign courts. Three characteristics of the Nun are: Good…

“Shal falle a rain, and that so wilde and wood, That half so greet was nevere Noees flood. This world,” he saide, “in lasse than an hour Shal al be dreint, so hidous is the showr. Thus shal mankind drenche and lese hir lif.” (Chaucer 409-414) Chaucer’s intention of employing various biblical references indicated the significance of religion vs society and his social status in the medieval era. The text above is told through the tone of a drunken character, who the readers should perceive as an…