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    * Knight * Leader of pilgrimage * Wore tunic stained with dark marks from his armor * Possessed fine horses but not gaily dressed * Most distinguished one‚ leader * Man of chivalry‚ truth‚ honor‚ generosity‚ courtesy * Noble hero‚ honored for noble graces * Was there when they took Alexandria (city in Egypt) * Traveled to North America * Lost at Granada * Visited Russia‚ Prussia‚ Lithuania * Traveled along Mediterranean

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    Modern Canterbury Tales It was the second week of August‚ A group of three waiting for the dean‚ who was very much biased. All waiting to drop their class‚ When the dean when out for a glass‚ They were told that he would be back soon‚ and to entertain themselves until noon. So one said let’s all tell stories‚ and another said also long as they’re not about boys. The last said can we just not talk‚ The other two said we WILL talk. So with a sigh‚ He sat back and wanted to die.

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    Friar is the least moral character of all the clergy members according to Chaucer’s “General Prologue”. Clergy members are religious characters who promise to follow four vows. However‚ many of the members actually immorally break these promises. These vows include poverty‚ chastity‚ obedience‚ and stability. The Friar breaks many of these promised vows‚ and is the most immoral clergy member in The Canterbury Tales. Here are a few examples. First off‚ Chaucer states that “instead of weeping and of

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    You may assume that all priests‚ monks‚ and nuns got their jobs by devoting their entire lives to the church and while this is sometimes the case it is not always 100% true‚ especially during the Middle Ages. This essay will discuss two of the Canterbury Tales pilgrims‚ the monk and the parson‚ and compare the lifestyles they lived‚ mostly in regard to biblical teachings. Members of the church should devote their time to the church and do other things in their free time only if it doesn’t negatively

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    Both the “Miller’s Tale” and the “Nun’s Priest’s Tale” in the Canterbury Tales‚ written by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ can be categorized as comedy. As defined in the Oxford dictionary‚ comedy is a form of professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches‚ intended to make an audience laugh. However‚ it may be confusing for some audiences when they find another definition of the word comedy. Also as defined by the Oxford dictionary‚ comedy is a category of theater characterized by its humorous or

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    The Precarious Attack on Patriarchy Chaucer’s Satiric Agenda In the journey of Canterbury Tales‚ Geoffrey Chaucer paints a vivid image of the medieval world. He brings forth three prominent concepts in the General Prologue‚ Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale‚ and The Wife of Bath’s Tale. All tales satirically drenched with persuasive ideas‚ most would agree that his iconoclastic stories are dangerous for introducing aloud a different view on the church‚ gender relations and economic divisions.

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    Wife of Bath‚ she was a strong willed‚ out spoken woman who had been married five times and claimed that she indeed wore the pants in all five relationships. In her prologue in the Canterbury Tales she tells the story about how the one true thing

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    most distinguishable points of Chaucer’s writing in The Canterbury Tales‚ is his ability to build a character and then portray that same character through the stories his characters tell. This is exemplified in the tales of the Wife of Bath‚ the Miller‚ and the Manciple. Their stories elucidate their personalities and beliefs‚ whether deliberately or inadvertently. "She’d had five husbands...apart from other company in youth."(p.31) The prologue more than hints at the Wife of Bath’s outlook on life

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    Skipper Although being a pirate is not an honorable job‚ the Skipper is very good at what he does. His skills are unrivaled by many‚ proving that he has been doing this for a long time. He is very tan‚ showing how often he is in the sun doing strenuous work. He has proven this in countless battles and it is conveyed through the skills he possesses. Because he is a pirate‚ he has a mentality that is usually associated with a pirate‚ rude‚ disrespectful‚ and dangerous. It can be assumed that he has

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    October 31‚ 2013 The Canterbury Tales: exposing the corruption of the church? Many of the stories and characters on Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales involve the Catholic Church‚ an omnipresent institution in the Middle Ages. The author himself was very aware of the Catholic Liturgy as shown in different passages from this book. “It has been pointed out for many years in various ways by scholars that Chaucer was a Catholic‚ and as such‚ of course‚ posessed some knowledge of the beliefs‚ practices

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