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    portray through their similarities and differences. In the Canterbury tales the autthor makes sure that you know that there are alot more differences than there are similarities. For example the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner‚ they are very different stories but the author seems to tie in their similarities and differences. In the Wife of Bath and in the Pardoner there are many similariries and differences between the two tales. In the tales one of the similarities is that they both have experienced

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    characters in "The Canterbury Tales." It will point out details that are seen in the book that help explain how he used this sarcasm to prove a point and to teach life lessons sometimes. I will also point out how this sarcasm was aimed at telling the reader his point of view about how corrupt the Catholic Church was. Chaucer uses an abundance of sarcasm‚ as opposed to seriousness‚ to describe his characters in "The Canterbury Tales." Chaucer did not begin working on "The Canterbury Tales" until he was

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    Wife of Bath vs. Lady Gaga Geoffrey Chaucer’s‚ Wife of Bath‚ character in Canterbury Tales can be compared with today’s modern pop icon Lady Gaga. Both woman share many similar qualities regarding their personality types and behavior. From the Fifteenth century to the Twenty- First‚ these women symbolize feminism and contradiction of societal norms. This essay will discuss the similarities and differences between Chaucer’s fictional character‚ the Wife of Bath‚ and Lady Gaga‚ one of this century’s

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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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    ............ ............... . . ................. . Canterbury tale’s prolouge When April comes with his sweet‚ fragrant showers‚ which pierce the dry ground of March‚ and bathe every root of every plant in sweet liquid‚ then people desire to go on pilgrimages." Thus begins the famous opening to The Canterbury Tales. The narrator (a constructed version of Chaucer himself) is first discovered staying at the Tabard Inn in Southwark

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    The Parson’s Portrait The General Prologue in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales introduces a colorful set of characters in the late 14th century medieval society. It is springtime and many like to go to pilgrimages as mentioned on line 12‚ “Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages” where “palmers for to seeken straunge strondes/ to feme halwes‚ kowthe in sondry londes” (13-14). As mentioned in our textbook: Chaucer did not need to make a pilgrimage himself to meet the types of people that

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    he otherwise may have never established had it not been for his rank in the church. That being said‚ many are left to wonder if it wasn’t the church that brought Chaucer to his final days due to his elicit and provocative writings known as the Canterbury Tales. The

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    In Chaucer’s Nun’s Priest’s tale‚ there are three morals that are produced. The three morals that are shown is do not fall to flattery‚ do not "judge a book by its cover"‚ and finally a commentary on priestess. The first moral is do not follow flattery. Chanticleer gets trapped by the fox because he is flattered by the fox for his singing. "Upon his leg‚ whyl he was yong and nyce‚ he made him for to lese his benefyce‚... so he was ravissed by flatterye (Chaucer 564). But‚ the Chanticleer

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    Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath Canterbury Tales is a story written by Geoffrey Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer was satirical with most of the characters in Canterbury Tales. The story tells about the journey of a group of pilgrims to Canterbury to the shrine of Thomas a Becket and the stories they tell along the way. The pilgrims are in a competition to see who can tell the best story. The host of the Tabard is in charge of the competition and giving a complimentary dinner to the winner with the

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    Haley Huntwork and Praire Schmidt Mrs. Salisbury AP English – Period 8 1 October 2014 Church Corruption in The Canterbury Tales Many of the religious characters in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer have traits that are different than what is traditionally expected of them. This is due to the Catholic Church‚ which ruled most of Europe during the Fourteenth Century‚ being extremely wealthy. While the people suffered from proverty and disease‚ extravagant cathedrals were built in every big

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