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    chaucer on marriage

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    In The Merchant’s Tale and The Wife of Bath’s Tale‚ Chaucer looks at male and female perspectives on marriage and shows the entire institution to be a farce‚ stereotyped by wealthy‚ flaccid old men and young‚ beautiful‚ deceitful wives. January‚ the old man in the merchant’s tale‚ says "wedlok is so esy and so clene" (1264)‚ which is sarcastic as the merchant has already spoken out against marriage‚ and women in particular. Yet January’s motivations to get married are hardly pure‚ but more practical

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    chaucer satirization

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    Chaucer uses satire in the descriptions of the pilgrims in the "General Prologue" of The Canterbury Tales to reveal corruption in the Church that was prevalent in society. Many members of the clergy used their positions for personal gain. This can be seen in his cast of characters. Of all the pilgrims associated with the Church‚ the Parson is the only one who is honorable. One of the corrupt pilgrims is the Monk. The Monk disregards the rules that govern monasteries. The narrator is referencing

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    Disadvantages The disadvantages of humour in advertising all relate to the audience perception. Advertising humor needs to be well suited to its target audience. If they do not understand the joke‚ then the joke will be lost upon the audience. A sophisticated audience will understand your irony‚ satire‚ and puns‚ but a young audience may only understand slapstick comedy or a silly cartoon caricature. Inside jokes can be effective if the recipient understands that it was done for them‚ but nobody

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    Chaucer Parody

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    Chaucer Parody: The General Prologue Here begins the Tales of Bama Bound Orientation. Beginning in May when High Schools begin to grace seniors with the sweet ceremony of graduation and each student has declared and committed to their future universities. When high school principals bid their seniors adieu and their caps have been thrown; they go on trips to these universities in places near and far. Of those places is in the state of Alabama‚ and new students make their way to Tuscaloosa‚ to seek

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    British Sense of Humour

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    British sense of humour "Britain is known for its humour as France is known for its food and wine". If people who are living outside the United Kingdom are asked to characterise British humour‚ many of them will probably mention the jokes of one of the Monty Python series or maybe quotes from Fawlty Towers. Of all the characteristics‚ good and bad‚ for which the English are known in the outside world‚ their sense of humour is one of the best-known. One significant element in the British

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    Sense of Humour

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    a good sense of humor is one of the most important human qualities Nowadays‚ people have a lot of problems in many fields of life. When people have a stressful day‚ they may experience headaches or sleeping difficulties. Some people agree that a good sense of humor is one of the most important human qualities while other people have different opinion that a good sense of humor is important for life . I personally believe that a good sense of humor is one of the most important human qualities.

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    of GEOFFREY CHAUCER GEOFFREY CHAUCER‚ English poet. The name Chaucer‚ a French form of the Latin calcearius‚ a shoemaker‚ is found in London and the eastern counties as early as the second half of the 13th century. Some of the London Chaucers lived in Cordwainer Street‚ in the shoemakers’ quarter; several of them‚ however‚ were vintners‚ and among others the poet’s father John‚ and probably also his grandfather Robert. Legal pleadings inform us that in December 1324 John Chaucer was not much

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    Ben Lucas 12/4/06 Paper #3 Chaucer 133 Analyzing Symbols and Symbolism in the Canterbury Tales In The Canterbury Tales‚ Chaucer uses his exemplary writing skills to employ a multitude of symbols and symbolic imagery to exercise his points. He uses symbols and symbolic imagery in many different ways and sometimes they are difficult to identify. Symbols were a large part of Chaucer ’s Canterbury Tales and they become very evident when reading the text with this theory in mind. When reading

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    Poet Geoffrey Chaucer

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    Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer is a English Poet and wrote the unfinished work‚ The Canterbury Tales. It is considered one of the greatest poetic works in English. Geoffrey Chaucer was born circa 1340 in London‚ England. In 1357 he became a public servant to Countess Elizabeth of Ulster. He continued to work as a public servant to the British court throughout his lifetime. The Canterbury Tales became his best known and most acclaimed work. He died October 25‚ 1400 of in London‚ England and was

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    Irony

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    Irony moving the story forward To keep a reader intrigued and interested in what you are writing is a secret. That secret to success is not much of a secret at all‚ its all about keeping the story consistent and flowing naturally with transitions. You don’t want a long boring ol story making your audience sleep‚ a humours‚ suspenseful‚ full of ironic scenes would be sure to keep a reader on there feet wanting to see what will happen next. Authors use a box full of tools which contain literally

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