Reality in the Sarcasm
(A Discussion on Chaucer's usage of Satire to Meet His Agenda.)
Geoffrey Chaucer was known as the father of the English Language. During Chaucer's time in the late 1300’s, he had many issues with the state of how people lived. He used his writing to criticize the societal issues he noticed during his time. He uses Satire in his writings to get his message across to the common people during the 1300’s. Satire is defined as the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. The main story Chaucer uses satire to criticize the community in which he lives is in his stories the Canterbury Tales. “Despite its distracting tone, there are …show more content…
Chaucer realizes that society is changing, and these classes are no longer classifications for people. People break the classifications, and the class system is failing and is actually complete garbage. “Chaucer reveals a changing society in Canterbury Tales. While he does focus more on members of the clergy, he also gives commentary on society”(Carry). He describes the changing of societal classes by describing the different characters throughout the Wife of Bath's Tale. The knight had three issues with marrying the old woman and one was that of her name. She came from nobodies.The wife of bath, the old woman after marrying the handsome knight explains that yes maybe his name gives him nobility, but in reality his rudeness, and lack of respect, shows his real noble standing. “You spoke of gentle birth, such arrogance is hardly worth a hen”(255). To be a gentleman she explains is that you have to be nice to the people around you, that money doesn't make you a gentleman, respect does. She explains the idea of your name making you noble is garbage, people need to have respect for each
(A Discussion on Chaucer's usage of Satire to Meet His Agenda.)
Geoffrey Chaucer was known as the father of the English Language. During Chaucer's time in the late 1300’s, he had many issues with the state of how people lived. He used his writing to criticize the societal issues he noticed during his time. He uses Satire in his writings to get his message across to the common people during the 1300’s. Satire is defined as the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. The main story Chaucer uses satire to criticize the community in which he lives is in his stories the Canterbury Tales. “Despite its distracting tone, there are …show more content…
Chaucer realizes that society is changing, and these classes are no longer classifications for people. People break the classifications, and the class system is failing and is actually complete garbage. “Chaucer reveals a changing society in Canterbury Tales. While he does focus more on members of the clergy, he also gives commentary on society”(Carry). He describes the changing of societal classes by describing the different characters throughout the Wife of Bath's Tale. The knight had three issues with marrying the old woman and one was that of her name. She came from nobodies.The wife of bath, the old woman after marrying the handsome knight explains that yes maybe his name gives him nobility, but in reality his rudeness, and lack of respect, shows his real noble standing. “You spoke of gentle birth, such arrogance is hardly worth a hen”(255). To be a gentleman she explains is that you have to be nice to the people around you, that money doesn't make you a gentleman, respect does. She explains the idea of your name making you noble is garbage, people need to have respect for each