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    the Middle Ages and was treated like the Bible to knights in Le Morte Darthur‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ and “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”. The knights following it must be someone whose worth brings respect and fame‚ someone who has the strength to venture and withstand difficulty and someone who has consideration and cooperation. These characteristics are apparent in the portrayal of Le Morte Darthur‚ Canterbury Tales‚ and “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”. The three most important aspects of the

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    characters in The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales? Chaucer began to write The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales in 1387 when England was a Catholic state. Chaucer‚ a strong believer of his faith became aware that the Catholic church was becoming corrupt. He saw that over time‚ it was becoming ironically more greedy‚ among other sins‚ which are of course strongly prohibited by the religion. Thus‚ The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales is about Chaucer’s view of how the Catholic

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    The fabliaux‚ "The Reeve ’s Tale" and "The Miller ’s Tale" of Geoffrey Chaucer ’s The Canterbury Tales‚ express similar characteristics yet simultaneously express differences. "The Reeve ’s Tale" is far more perverse than "The Miller ’s Tale"‚ which is expressed as a story of slapstick humor and ignorance. Both "The Reeve ’s Tale" and "The Miller ’s Tale" coincide on the topic of deception. Both of these tales express the theme of revenge. "The Reeve ’s Tale" concentrates on the theme of sin more

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    The Knight’s Tale‚ the story of two knights that fight for the love of a woman they do not know‚ and The Miller’s Tales‚ the story of three men trying to win the heart of one woman‚ are two tales that share similar story lines and themes that include courtly love and chivalry. The themes in the two tales at times seem to be very satirical throughout the stories‚ especially The Miller’s Tale; however‚ the presentations of the satirical themes in each story have a different approach from one another

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    Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” is a collection of stories told by fictional characters who are on a journey. “The Pardoner’s Tale” is told by a pardoner traveling with the group. He pretends to be a devout man intent on the salvation of others. However‚ he admits outright that he is an extremely greedy man and is only in it for wealth. In the story the pardoner tells‚ irony is heavily used. Verbal irony‚ situational irony‚ and dramatic irony are all used by Chaucer to enhance the

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    No story in The Canterbury Tales is more alike as the Franklin’s tale and the Wife of Bath’s tale‚ but on a person level they are extremely different. Yet they are both personally alike in some ways‚ and their stories do have some diversity. The Franklin’s tale and the Wife of Bath’s tale are considered folk tales but it can be said that they are courtly romances‚ yet it is a stretch. Each tale has some sort of magician‚ or a supernatural person if you must‚ who will solve the protagonists conflict

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    In the Pardoner’s prologue and tale‚ by presenting the Pardoner as a professional hypocrite in a situation in which he attempts to justify himself by revealing the full truth‚ Chaucer identifies that the truth in which the Pardoner deals is what makes him such a disturbing and threatening figure. For instance‚ this is most evident in the lines that are often most confusing to readers‚ when the Pardoner states‚ “ –And lo‚ sires‚ thus I preche./ And Jhesu Crist‚ that is oure soules leche‚/ So gruante

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    Compare/Contrast "The Friar’s Tale" and "The Summoner’s Tale" Isaac Atayero Sir. John Campion Advanced Placement United States History 12/14/11 In Chaucer’s genius work‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ the Friar and the Summoner tell tales of mockery about one another. Like the Miller and the Reeve before them the Friar and the Summoner are in rivalry with each other. However the difference between the rivalry between the Reeve and the Miller and the rivalry between the Friar and the Summoner

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    the Pardoner’s Tale The pardoner in The Canterbury Tales‚ preaches against greed. His motto being‚ "Money is the root of all evil‚" but‚ he himself is greedy and puts his financial desires above others and God. His tale is about the From the Pardoner’s perspective‚ the Physician told a cheaply pious story and the Host‚ a sanctimonious fool‚ reacts to the tale with what seems high praise. Then‚ after praising the Physician‚ the Host turns to the Pardoner and asks for a merry tale or jokes ("som

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    Business controlled assessment To investigate the marketing strategies adopted by a number of locally owned businesses and those of a large limited company. Im going to be investigating the various different marketing strategies used by two local businesses and a large limited company. To do this I will be using secondary research which is information that has already been found‚ and I will be using primary research‚ which is information that I have found myself. Background research Berkshire

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