The Canterbury Tales Essay

The Strength of Words and the Lessons You Learn During the pilgrimage to Canterbury, 24 tales were told from all different types of people, from the poorest in the city to the richest. In the Canterbury Tales, a famous tale is heard from a Nun’s Priest about a widowed wife left with two daughters to live graciously with what God had given them. One-night Chanticleer: the noblest chicken on their farm, is awoken by a dream, a nightmare of being eaten by a fox. He is called crazy and thought to be sick but little did all his wives know that dreams in fact can be a portal to the future and can teach valuable lessons. In the “Nun’s Priest’s Tale,” the story teaches valuable lessons that dreams should not be overlooked, people shouldn’t be prideful in making choices, and people should watch out for false compliments. Firstly, dreams should never be overlooked. The noble chicken, Chanticleer, tells different stories of many scenarios that tell Pertelote, his wife, that he must listen to his dreams. A …show more content…
The story values dreaming and makes a huge point that they should never be ignored, even if someone’s pride tells them differently. Also, if one does have a dream, and something seems deceiving about it, do not be fooled, as it could lead to death. Field states, “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale says that even those who do not like his tale can benefit from it.” Field says that everyone who reads this tale can learn the lessons, and the meanings of the story. People can use these lessons in everyday life and can teach someone to be more opened minded about things. Chanticleer also references the Bible: “The Book of Daniel”, as Daniel too had dreams of what would happen in the future. Not all dreams are to be made of something and some can be foolish, but if people have a feeling of uncertainty, do not push that dream aside, it can help in the long