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"Canterbury Tales" and Shakespeare's Love Sonnets, 2007.
This paper gives a comparative analysis of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and William Shakespeare's love sonnets.
1,320 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 0 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the theme of idealism as reflected in the works of Chaucer and Shakespeare. In particular, the paper examines Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and Shakespeare's Sonnets 18, 116 and 130. The discussion and analysis demonstrates how both authors' works illustrate the prevalence of their ideals: for Chaucer, his ideals on what religion and expression of faith should be, and for Shakespeare, how love is and should be.
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"Influenced by the ideology of idealism during his time, Chaucer reflected his ideals of Christianity and its followers through The Pardoner's Tale of "The Canterbury Tales." Like the other tales in "Canterbury," the Pardoner's tale is a satire meant to criticize the society that Chaucer lived in during his period. While in some of the tales, Chaucer did not explicitly expressed his disagreement with and criticism of the rampant corruption and hypocrisy within the Church and among its elements (the clergy and the lay), in the Pardoner's tale, these issues were addressed and made explicit through the persona of the Pardoner."
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The Knight's and Miller's Tales in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", 2000.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, $ 57.95
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This paper is fairly theoretical but it uses common close reading techniques on both the primary and secondary texts of "The Canterbury Tales" to exam issues of sexuality and class in the Knight's Tale and the Miller's Tale. The Canterbury tales text used was not translated so the quotations are still in Chaucerian English.
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" In, The History of Sexuality, Volume I: An Introduction, Michel Foucault writes of the seventeenth century as "the beginning of an age of repression emblematic of what we call the bourgeois societies (17)." Thus placing Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales decidedly before this "age of repression," in a time when "sexual practices had little need of secrecy; words were said without undue reticence, and things were done without too much concealment," when, " one had a tolerant familiarity with the illicit (Foucault 3)." With this historical demarcation in mind I would like to consider the erotic triangles dealt with in the first two stories of The Canterbury Tales and how they relate to expressions of a class-conscious male sexuality. To do this I will be drawing heavily on the introduction and first chapter of Eve Sedgwick's seminal text, Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire, for a theoretical and critical base.Specifically I will be looking at the climactic moments of these first two tales (the Knight's and the Miller's) to analyze how the problematic erotic triangles are worked out between the two men involved, and comparing the way class difference makes itself apparent."
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Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Wife of Bath's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales., 1991.
This paper examines Geoffrey Chaucer's narrative techniques and philosophy of marriage in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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This paper is concerned with an examination of Geoffrey Chaucer's narrative techniques in "The Wife of Bath's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales. The Wife of Bath certainly has the qualifications to be an expert on marriage because she has been married five times. Basically, she is the Fool of the company in the traditional manner in which everyday truth is turned upside down. If practice makes perfect, then the Wife of Bath has had considerable training on the subject of matrimony. However, it could be that she needed to commit matrimony until she got it right. And so, the "Prologue" commences: "Experience, though noon auctoritee/Were in this world, is right ynough for me/To speke of wo that is in marriage:/For lordinges, sith I twelf yeer was of age--/Thanked be God that is eterne on live--/Housbondes at chirche dore I have had five/(If I so ofte mighte han wedded ... "
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"Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale", 2003.
Looks at the portrayal of gender in the "Canterbury Tales General Prologue", Miller's Portrait, and the "Miller's Tale" by Chaucer.
1,750 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper discusses how the Miller's lack of virtue, as seen in his portrait and unsavory scatological tale, forms an aggregate text that works to disgust the reader.
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Michael Pertschuk states on the topic of gender roles and beauty that, "the stereotypical male has been depicted as fixated on female bodies while being largely oblivious of his own" (54). This is true of the Miller's character portrait in the Canterbury Tales. The Miller is described to be a despicable, burly man, who is involved in activities deeply rooted in masculinity. In his tale, the characters that emerge unscathed or victor of the mating competition fit what we could assume to be within his gender role paradigm.
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"Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer, 2006.
A look at the general prologue of Geoffrey Chaucer's " Canterbury Tales".
1,219 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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In this book review, the author looks at the general prologue of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". The paper examines the masterful and clever way in which Chaucer described late Middle Age life. The author reminds us that "Canterbury Tales" is actually an unfinished work due to Chaucer's untimely death. The existing "Canterbury Tales" actually comprises only about one fourth of the intended one hundred twenty or more tales. The paper examines in detail each of the characters that Chaucer centers upon and how they are portrayed in a comical manner. The author concludes with the question of whether the issues raised in the book have changed significantly over time and if Chaucer's confidence in his assessment of his contemporaries was misplaced.
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"The Knight, model of chivalry and courtesy, having acquitted himself well in all of the major expeditions and conflicts of the half-century preceding the pilgrimage, assumes the role of exemplar of Middle English nobility. In modesty, gentleness and adherence to truth, he is established as the vessel for those noble human traits by which the reader will measure each of the others. ("He was a knight in all things to perfection.") The Knight has glorified himself in many battles, but is prudent in his speech and manner. He is thus portrayed as being praiseworthy without being proud. These characteristics make him clearly the most admired of the pilgrims, and his tale being first sets the bar by which all others shall be judged in both their tales and their telling."
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Prologue in "The Canterbury Tales", 2006.
Looks at why Geoffrey Chaucer included the General Prologue in his work, "The Canterbury Tales", using the Friar Huberd as an example.
1,769 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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In writing "The Canterbury Tales", Geoffrey Chaucer decided that instead of he being the teller of the tales, he would use various characters to tell their tales. He uses the General Prologue to introduce each of these pilgrims who, on the road to Canterbury, will each tell a tale. The paper shows that the narrator of the General Prologue, himself a pilgrim, relates to us, the readers, what his impression of each character is based on his own observations and on what each character has chosen to tell him. Each description in the General Prologue is, upon first reading, quite complimentary, yet there seems to be many ambiguous comments made that lead us to suspect that each character is being satirised in turn. To understand this more fully, the paper examines the description of the Friar, Huberd.
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"The first description of the Friar that we are given is that he is "a wantowne...man." (l. 208) If we understand "wantowne" as meaning jovial or light hearted (Benson, 808) then there seems to be nothing untoward in Huberd's behaviour. It may even be preferable to have an easy going manner while working so closely with the people. However, "wantowne" can also be understood as being lascivious. (Benson, 808). How is it possible to decide which meaning of this ambiguous term applies to Huberd? We must read further on in his description to decide."
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Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", 2005.
This paper compares "The Pardoner's Tale" and "The Parson's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales".
2,600 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper explains that "The Pardoner's Tale" and "The Parson's Tale", from Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", both make sin the focus of their tales but in vastly different ways. The author points out that the Pardoner appears to revel in the baser qualities of both himself and others, enjoying the discomfort he causes his audience, in no small measure due to the qualities of sterility and death without the hope of life that he represents. The paper relates that "The Parson", which contrasts with "The Pardoner" in the personality of the character, the story content and the structure, is a much simpler a man than the Pardoner, in that there are no contradictions in his personality; furthermore there are no contradictions between the Parson's actions and his words because he believes in the Christian principles in his sermon to the point of Puritanism.
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The Pardoner: Decadence
The Pardoner's Tale
The Parson
The Parson's Sermon
Conclusion
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"The Parson thus abandons all attempts at narrative, and puritanically focuses only on purely Christian principles. His is then the only tale that lacks any narrative element. The Parson thus expects his morality to be sufficient food for thought offered to his audience. Of course, the contrasts of this tale with that of the Pardoner are more than the points of comparison. The length and content are the most obvious differences. The Parson tells a lengthy moral tale in the form of a sermon, while the Pardoner brings across his moral by means of an entertaining story. The Parson's moral is concretely told by means of his sermon. In comparison, the Parson, like the Pardoner, offers forgiveness of sins. The Parson's forgiveness however is driven by the penitent him- or herself, and not by the clergyman."
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"The Canterbury Tales", 2007.
This paper analyzes the personal convictions that influenced Geoffrey Chaucer's writings in "The Canterbury Tales".
4,774 words (approx. 19.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 122.95
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The paper discusses how Chaucer lived in the complex social situation that was fourteenth century England and shows how "The Canterbury Tales" is written through a particular lens. The paper analyzes the female characters that Chaucer presents in light of his personal bias. The paper demonstrates how "The Canterbury Tales" were written to entertain a medieval audience and asserts that we should only relate to them as an indication as to what English society was like.
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"Certainly, the women of "The Canterbury Tales" can be, to some extent, understood simply through the way Chaucer intends to present them; but Chaucer's very conception of what a woman is can also be utilized as a method toward grasping the essential role of women in medieval society. Chaucer, as a member of the dominant culture in medieval Europe--wealthy men--necessarily creates and describes his female characters in terms of their relationship to specific archetypes. Yet, in this respect, Chaucer is exceedingly innovative--for his time--regarding the creation of all his characters: each character is, in a way, held up to the ideal model of what it means to be a monk, a friar, a prioress, or a knight, and shown to somehow diverge from their associated epitome."
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Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales", 2006.
Compares and contrast the "Priest's Tale" and the "Manciple's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's work, "The Canterbury Tales."
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, $ 89.95
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This paper explores the "Priest's Tale" and the "Manciple's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's classic work, "The Canterbury Tales." Through comparing and contrasting the two distinctive beast fables that are presented in these stories, this paper demonstrates that the beast fable can be used to demonstrate extremely distinctive views of human nature and the capacity for human actions and behaviors.
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"The use of the beast fable has traditionally been to illustrate some aspect of humanity in a manner that is both accessible to the audience and helps communicate the concept that humanity can act in an animalistic fashion. Through using the beast fable as a teaching tool, the audience can identify that the actions of human beings are at times animalistic, and thus basic human nature needs to be seen not as beyond the capacity of engaging in foolish or otherwise base actions."
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Knights in "The Canterbury Tales", 2004.
A comparative analysis of the portrayal and use of knights in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales".
1,046 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses how the narrator in the Prologue of "The Canterbury Tales" paints a noble view of the Knight as a distinguished man who practiced chivalry, truth, honour, generosity, and courtesy. It looks at how, although the narrator may have an ideal view of the noble Knight, Chaucer has another. Through an analysis of some of the tales, such as "The Knight's Tale" and "The Miller's Tale", it examines how Chaucer is actually setting the stage for satire.
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"Another knight that appears less than nobles is mentioned in the Wife of Bath's Tale. In fact, this knight seems to be the opposite of the knight described in the prologue because he actually commits rape. We are told he is a knight "who was a lusty liver" (300), and despite the maiden's begging, he "by very force he took her maidenhood" (300). Clearly, this act violates all of the chivalric codes. This knight is not completely without merit, hot he does keep his word to the old lady when she supplies him with the correct answer to the question that will save his life. As with the knights in the Knight's Tale, Chaucer is presenting the knights with a combination of noble qualities as well as very human qualities."
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'The Canterbury Tales', 2006.
A discussion regarding the role of the male characters in William Chaucer's work "The Canterbury Tales".
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This paper uses various examples from the text of "The Canterbury Tales" to illustrate Chaucer's implied opinions regarding men as the cause of their own destruction. The paper also compares this view of men, as masters of their own demise, with female characters in the text, who are often misjudged as being poor examples of literary feminism. The three tales on which this paper focuses are "The Miller's Tale", "The Pardoner's Tale" and "The Nun's Priest's Tale".
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"Women are generally depicted in Medieval art and literature as the root of all evil and the source of all man's weakness. Chaucer, being the revolutionary writer that he is, sheds a slightly different light on this commonly-held notion of female wickedness. In his collection of stories, The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer suggests, as opposed to the idea that women tempt men to sin and, ultimately, to self-destruction, that man's own stupidity and moral flaws are the result of his various failures and misfortunes. This radically new approach to writing about the downfalls of male characters is best illustrated in The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Miller's Tale, and The Pardoner's Tale. Each tale demonstrates a different male personality flaw that leads one or more of the main characters to his own demise. The Nun's Priest's Tale illustrates the stupidity associated with the vanity of both Chauntecleer and Randall the Fox (who, although animals, are still male), whereas, The Miller's Tale plays on the jealousy and gullibility of the carpenter. Finally, The Pardoner's Tale focuses primarily on the arrogance and avarice of three, young men."
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Humor in "The Canterbury Tales", 2005.
An analysis of the theme of humor in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales".
3,447 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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This study of humor in "The Canterbury Tales" begins with an examination of the building blocks of laughter in some of the narratives and attempts to demonstrate that the humor used by Chaucer is multifaceted and sometimes equivocal. The paper then turns to the definition of "humor" in the Middle Ages and pays specific attention to instances of slapstick comedy, parody and burlesque within the tales. Finally, the paper tackles the subtleties of humor within the tales and provides some reflections on the presence of irony and satire.
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"The readers of the Canterbury Tales are often able to elicit much laughing matter out of the pilgrims' narratives because humour in the tales is present on several levels. On the one hand, the pilgrims laugh at customs and traditions, at members of society and behaviours they condemn. They also tease each other within their own narratives and sneer at other pilgrims who are their rivals. On the other hand, the pilgrims themselves, as characters of the frame story, become subjects of mockery and this is especially valid for The General Prologue. They tell a great variety of tales, all of which could be found humorous or witty to some extent. These tales are interlinked and one of the particularities that bind them together is the use of humour. Humour gives unity to the tales and banishes uniformity. "
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Marriage and the Canterbury Tales, 2002.
A discussion of sex and marriage as found in the "Wife of Bath" and "The Franklins' Tale" of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales".
2,227 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper examines the themes of love, sex and marriage and the role of women within the "Wife of Bath" and "The Franklins' Tale" of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". It looks at how the themes relate to one and other within the texts as well as in context of the time period they were written in.
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"Chaucer's The Franklin's Tale is normally seen as the finale of the stories on marriage and sex, colloquially known as the "marriage group" that begin with the Prologue of the Wife of Bath's story through to the Franklin's Tale, this has been seen as way that Chaucer has argued and tried to resolve the marriage question that was originally given by the Wife of Bath on who should be in charge of the Marriage, this argument was developed by Kitteredge as he interpreted the Canterbury Tales as dramatic form of human comedy."
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Sins in "The Canterbury Tales", 2004.
A look at the reoccurring theme of sin throughout Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales".
4,203 words (approx. 16.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 112.95
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This paper examines how "The Canterbury Tales", written by Geoffrey Chaucer, is based on corrupt English society. It looks at how each of the tales throughout the work represents a different way of life during the Medieval Era and how, through the characterization, one is able to see the representations of the sinful in this so-called pious society.
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"Throughout the work, the characters in the tales seem to find nothing wrong with the way they lead their sinful lives. They act accordingly to their instincts and think nothing of repercussions. Ironically, the characters find themselves in accordance with the Lord and, naively, cannot comprehend their sinful actions. They found themselves feeling more fulfilled when they took a more positive approach to faith and did not dwell on their sins. In fact, most believed that no matter how much they sinned, their soul was not any less holy because of their past relationship with God. Once these sins were executed, the chance of eternal life and happiness diminished. The sins are so closely related that, normally, if one of the sins were committed another one would soon follow. They committed sins of pride, which exemplifies a lack of humility."
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The Bodies in the Canterbury Tales, 2002.
Examines how Geoffrey Chaucer describes the bodies of his "Canterbury Tales"
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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In the middle ages, three virtues, the vital, natural, and animal were believed to control the body. To realize the exact extent of Chaucer's achievement in the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, we must look at the descriptions he used to describe the bodies of these tales. This paper will take a look at several of Chaucer's bodies and the way in which he unfolds their persona.
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