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    In the Canterbury Tales Prologue‚ Chaucer felt that the Church’s chaos experienced during the medieval era contributed to the declining trust of the clergy and left people spiritually demolished. The repeated outbreaks that the church experienced weakened the church by emphasizing the clergy’s inability to face obstacles. The clergy’s inability to provide help for people during a period of suffering caused people to question the values of the church. People looked for ways to gain control over their

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    satire in literature is used to expose individuals’ true nature. Geoffrey Chaucer through the Canterbury Tales was aiming to show how each person was corrupt such as‚ the pardoner. Geoffrey Chaucer portrayed The Pardoner in the Canterbury Tales as a corrupt church official to show that the church in the Middle Ages was corrupt. Overall‚ The Pardoner is portrayed as a greedy man. In the prologue of the Canterbury Tales‚ Chaucer states “he made the parson and the rest his apes”‚ showing that he kept

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    representing the best of humanity and the other illustrating the worst. Chaucer practically idolizes the Knight‚ who represents everything us humans aspire to be. “He was of sovereign value in all eyes. And though so much distinguished‚ he was wise and in his bearing modest as a maid. He never yet a boorish thing had said in all his life to any‚ come what might; he was a true‚ perfect gentle-knight.” (Chaucer 69-74) Chaucer says that though the knight had been through so many brave and amazing situations

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    exceptional examples of what H.S. Bennett meant when he asserted that ‘no detail was too small” for Chaucer to see. ➢ Chaucer is a careful and astute observer. o Detailed descriptions of each characters • Exposes character’s flaws/weaknesses • Social/political ➢ Uses satire to deliver a message o Prioress and friar: Criticizes the church – revealing the corruption of the actions of some characters ➢ Chaucer uses irony o Characters’ behavior are inappropriate; details are uncharacteristic of the person

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    host decides to come up with a story telling contest to help shorten the pilgrim’s journey to Canterbury. He states that the person who tells the most “instructive and amusing” tale will have supper at the cost of all the other pilgrims. Because Chaucer does not finish all the tales‚ there is no winner. However‚ the story that stands out the most and meets the criteria in the general prologue is the Wife of Bath. In order to save his life‚ the Knight was required to come up with the answer

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    one of these.-Matthew 6:28-29_ Springtime and beauty is inevitably linked in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Chaucer uses the images of springtime from the very beginning of the prologue to promote the idea of renewal and overall joyfulness. Not only is it used to establish tone or theme in the prologue‚ but is also used closely with the descriptions of beauty for the tales that follow. Chaucer knew that that his readers would without hesitation identify with springtime and the idea of renewing ourselves

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    The Canterbury Tales is a huge story written by Geoffrey Chaucer. The tale consists of many small prologues and tales including “The Pardoner’s Prologue” and “The Pardoner’s Tale.” The Pardoner is the biggest scum throughout the tales. In the prologue‚ The Pardoner’s main concept is “Radix malorum est cupiditas (The love of money is the root of all evil)”(Chaucer 142). However‚ the Pardoner disregards his own concept and is a lying disobedient hypocrite. Thus‚ the Pardoner should be judged by his

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    Geoffrey Chaucer portrayed a cross section of medieval society though The Canterbury Tales. "The Prologue" or foreword of this work serves as an introduction to each of the thirty one characters involved in the tales. Two of these characters are the K<br>ght and the Squire‚ who share a father and son relation. These individuals depart on a religious pilgrimage to a cathedral in Canterbury. The Squire‚ opposed to the Knight‚ goes for a vacation instead of religious purposes. His intent is not as genuin<br>and

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    Geoffrey Chaucer was a learned poet remarkably ahead of his time. In breaching the fragile boundaries of society‚ he was able to create authentic characters whose traits and appearances portrayed more of life’s aspects than ever before. From a piece of his unfinished work‚ The Canterbury Tales: The Prologue‚ he molds for the reader a figure of significant importance during an age ruled by Christianity. The religious devotion expected of a church official and temptations of a secular life meld

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    One might define a monk as a member of a religious community of men who typically live under vows of poverty‚ chastity‚ and obedience. However‚ Geoffrey Chaucer‚ author of the unfinished masterpiece named Canterbury Tales‚ portrays a monk whose attitude‚ appearance and lifestyle contrasts greatly with the characteristics of a typical monk. Chaucer accomplishes this portrayal of a bizarre monk by incorporating the use of satire and irony in various ways throughout his narration. But first‚ in order

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