Prologue

absolves confessors by having them pay him (ll. 222-236). By blatantly lying to others about his abilities as a clergyman, the Friar takes advantage of others willing to confess their sins as an opportunity to swindle money. In lines 259-261 of the “Prologue,” Chaucer writes, “For though a widow mighn’t have a shoe/ So pleasant was his holy how-d’ye-do/ He got his farthing from her just the same” (ll. 259-261). The Friar’s ability to be able to receive aid from a poor widow shows how excellent…

tales together, for the similarities truly are remarkable, the most prominent of them all being both of the two wounded characters continuing to sing and preach of their faith. Additionally, taking a look at the tales in association with the general prologue helps the reader gain a better understanding of the women telling the stories and how they compare to not only their tales but to each other as…

The Prologue by Anne Bradstreet is a poem full of feminism, disagreeing with gender limitations, references to history and kings, religious references, sarcasm, honesty and self-deprivation. Castle by Halsey is a song full of feminism, references to a king and kingdom, religious references, humility and honesty. They both do not fit the mold for their time periods. Bradstreet’s beliefs are long before the time of feminism being widely accepted. Halsey’s song is not a traditional pop song for a…

Throughout the history of literature, writers have used a variety of different literary devices to reach their intended audiences. “Literary Devices refers to the typical structures used by writers in their works to convey his or her messages in a simple manner to the readers. When employed properly, the different literary devices help readers to appreciate, interpret and analyze a literary work”(Literary Devices Editors). Many great authors are knowledgeable about the various types of literary…

C. Benson, 2007). Now the common people of the day were called Yokels. This name was extremely degrading and given to them by the wealthier and more noble class. The yokels spoke and read English. In the very beginning lines of The Pardoner’s Prologue, it is established that the yokels are of much lesser value than anyone else, especially anyone related to the church. “Then priest-like in my pulpit with a frown, I stand and when the yokels have sat down, I preach, as you’re heard my say…

position with the church as a means to trick and deceive people into thinking he has rebuked their sins for personal material gains. Furthermore, he is only interested in exploiting people who cannot see through his dishonesty. The pardoner in The Prologue to The Canterbury Tales is consequently a fraud. It is his job to trade pardons to acquire money for the church as it was the practice of the Church at the time to take money in exchange for absolution. Although the Pardoner preys on the…

Age and Immaturity It is a universal truth that with age comes maturity. This composition will analyze the correlation of age and maturity in the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, focusing exclusively on The Canterbury Tales. By analyzing the Knight, the Squire, “The Squire’s Tale,” and “The Miller’s Tale,” one can see a positive correlation between age and level of maturity. In Chaucer’s writing as the age of an individual increases, his level of immaturity decreases. Adolescence, or youth, is seen…

The prologue in the book “Psychology” by David G. Myers provides you with a lot of important and valuable information. The prologue starts off with the history of how the study of psychology developed. I felt the beginning of the prologue was very dry, there was a lot of information about the historically becoming of psychology. The beginning of the prologue was mainly about the scientist and how it evolved over the years. I believe the most important section in prologue was about the…

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Pardoners Prologue which I chose for the text analysis was one of the most ridiculous and outstanding tales I have ever read since I have been here in college. Written in the thirteenth-century, Chaucer’s does a good job at painting a picture looking into what life was during the medieval ages. The Pardoners Prologue is basically that of a Pardoner that would go around towns and sell documents signed by bishops granting pardon to sinners, usually the poor. In doing so, the…

greed is ironic because he goes on to tell a story that illustrates the terrible outcome of greed. The pardoner is preaching the sin that he commits. The irony is that “The Pardoner’s Tale” is centered on greed being the root of all evil. In the prologue, the pardoner admits to being greedy and uses satire by saying,…