in The Pardoner’s Tale. “Ther cam a privee theef men clepeth Deeth/ That in this contree al the peple sleeth,” (Ackroyd 15). The Plague happened six times during Chaucer’s lifetime.
During the time of the Plague” the widespread fear of death and sense of helplessness that people often felt when faced with the threat of such a disease, caused people to react in different ways,” (Rossignol 37). Some people responded to the threat of the Plaque by indulging themselves and “living it up” in a spirt of defiance. This spirit of recklessness in high risk-taking, characterized some of Chaucer’s work. He used this in The Miller’s Tale in The Canterbury Tales.
Chaucer’s upbringing in the Roman Catholic Church influenced his writings in The Canterbury
During the time of the Plague” the widespread fear of death and sense of helplessness that people often felt when faced with the threat of such a disease, caused people to react in different ways,” (Rossignol 37). Some people responded to the threat of the Plaque by indulging themselves and “living it up” in a spirt of defiance. This spirit of recklessness in high risk-taking, characterized some of Chaucer’s work. He used this in The Miller’s Tale in The Canterbury Tales.
Chaucer’s upbringing in the Roman Catholic Church influenced his writings in The Canterbury