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    Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales introduces readers to a doctor who might be viewed as greedy. According to the textbook‚ the Doctor enjoys money. Medieval Life and Times website says what a typical doctor during Chaucer’s era was like. George A. Renn‚ III argues that the Doctor is not actually as greedy as he seems. The “Doctor’s Tale” revolves around how selfishness can hurt others. The Doctor in the general prologue allows Chaucer to portray greed. Chaucer’s Doctor is shown to be good at

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    proven the church has been an important component of society from the very beginning of its existence. People always associate themselves with the church because it is a place where they can correct for the wrongs they commit. Although the church teaches the values of being respectable and honorable‚ the very members who represent the church sometimes fail to be honorable and respectable themselves. This is particularly the case during the medieval period. Geoffrey Chaucer does an exceptional job bringing

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    In Chaucer’s prologue to The Canterbury Tales‚ Chaucer describes two men who are associated with the church of that day. The two men that Chaucer describes are complete counterparts of what one would expect to find in men of their positions. Firstly‚ Chaucer mentions a “Monk”. When one thinks of a monk of the church‚ one thinks of a person who practices religious asceticism‚ but the “Monk” that Chaucer describes does not necessarily match up to any of the qualities that would come to mind. When most

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    Europe’s population to recover. The most common symptom was buboes in the groin‚ neck and armpits. This effected cultural development as many people died and they had to almost completely start over. Black Death in Medieval Culture: The Black Death had a huge effect on medieval culture‚ and became most of art and literature throughout the generation that experienced it. Black Death‚ known at the time as the "Great Plague" peaked in Europe between 1348 and 1350‚ although smaller outbreaks continued

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    schooling‚ I have always been fascinated by medieval knights. Even as a child‚ I remember enjoying the tales of the great quests the knights would embark on. Whether it be slaying a mighty foe or adventuring to a far off land‚ the stories of knights were always exciting to hear. Because of this fascination‚ I chose to tell my creative tale in the style of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales from the perspective of the knight. Knights during the time of medieval England were responsible for protecting

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    jealousy‚ and greed. If one carries on with life without committing a deadly sin‚ while being good from the heart and not just from the mind and actions‚ he/she will avoid the eternal damnation of hell. The Canterbury Tales: The Prologue‚ by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ contains pilgrims going to Canterbury‚ in which some of these pilgrims commit deadly sins. In this prologue‚ the Wife of Bath is guilty of lust‚ Franklin is guilty of gluttony‚ and the Pardoner is guilty of greed. The Wife of Bath committed

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    Marriage in the Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer ’s Canterbury Tales have long been respected as the embodiment of popular sentiment toward love and marriage in the Middle Ages. In these tales‚ Chaucer repeatedly addresses two main issues concerning marriage: male vs. female sovereignty in marriage and the place of sex in marriage. Whether positive or negative‚ nearly all of the tales express some sort of sentiment toward marriage. One of the most blatantly expressive is that

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    Religious pilgrimages have been the foundation of religion since the dawn of time. In The Canterbury Tales‚ Chaucer identifies an infamous character that shares his ironically moral tale along with those whom accompany him on the way to Canterbury. This particularly wretched pilgrim was the Pardoner: a most loathsome and diabolical character. The sly and mischievous Pardoner is described by Chaucer as a dishonest and cheating man‚ and his appearance matched. With long and thin hair that fell “like

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    Chaucer’s Use of Irony in The Canterbury Tales In The Canterbury Tales‚ Geoffrey Chaucer compiles a mixture of stories on a pilgrimage into a figurative depiction of the medieval society in which he lived. Chaucer’s stories have a punch and pizzazz‚ which‚ to an average reader‚ seem uncommon to the typical medieval writer‚ making his story more delightful. Certain things account for this pizzazz‚ especially the author’s use of irony. Many of Chaucer’s characters are ironic in the sense that they

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    Canterbury Tales: The Monk Corruption under pretence of purity within the Catholic Church has been an ongoing issue dating father back than anyone can remember. During the medieval times‚ the Catholic Church had become widely notorious for hypocrisy‚ abuse of clerical power and the compromise of morality throughout. Geoffrey Chaucer made a fine and somewhat darkly comical example of this through The Monk‚ from the Canterbury Tales. The Monk is enlisting in a pilgrimage maybe for his

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