Much of the satire - the criticism of social or literary institutions through the use of comedic elements - found in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales displays this age-old war between the various social estates, or groups of people categorized by their level of socioeconomic influence. Chaucer noted, of course, that money mattered to all three of these groups, and greed in particular is cited as problematic in his satire. However, the criticism and humor found throughout his collection of tales is more complex than simply pointing out individual vices and setting the three-tiered system against itself.
We can gather from the 'General Prologue' to the The Canterbury Tales and through the tones of various other prologues and tales that many of
We can gather from the 'General Prologue' to the The Canterbury Tales and through the tones of various other prologues and tales that many of