Canterbury Tales

The Marriage group within the Canterbury Tales includes tales about the conflict between men and women in marriage and how this is, or is not resolved.

How the Tales within the Marriage Group present marriage and the position of women in medieval society and their role as wives.

How to appreciate Chaucer's works by looking at the historical, social and literary contexts in The Canterbury Tales and the motivation behind his narrative poetry.

This article compares and contrasts the parson and the friar in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

Chaucer was earthy and talented. His description of 13th century England in this tale is awesome

A look at a children's translation of Chaucer's 'The Prioress's Tale' and why it should have remained for adults.

The Canterbury Tales, written centuries ago, is still applicable to society, evidenced by regular reference in popular culture. Current movies, like A Knight's Tale starring Heath Ledger, included references to this classic British literature.

Writing English poetry on Geoffrey Chaucer pattern...

In deciding to start The Canterbury Tales with that of the knight's, Chaucer sets the groundwork in terms of certain themes that would reoccur in later tales, and all provide commentary on life in the Middle Ages.

This paper will focus on how Chaucer uses techniques and devices in "The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales."

A very spiritual film that deals more with characters than plot as Powell pays tribute to the pastoral way of life from his youth.

Chaucer contrasts between the greedy Pardoner and faithful Parson. Even though they are both clergymen, their personalities foiled as they were portrayed by their contrasting actions and attitudes toward the church.

Throughout the Canterbury Tales, relationships are portrayed in several unique ways.

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer has many dynamic characters. This document uses two characters to show how the characteristics and values of the teller make their way into the tale that they tell.

Summary and analysis of selected Canterbury Tales by Chaucer

An analysis of irony in The Prioress's Tale.

The Narrator tells in detail, at length, all of the attributes and abbreviated histories of the people going along on the pilgrimage. Though he holds them all in high regard as the finest group, the reader is able to discern some of their less desirable traits.

A critical reading of the Pardoner's Tale.

The Prioress was born with natural beauty and the absence of life skills to be learned, while the Wife of Bath was born with these natural skills but with the lack of natural beauty, a learned beauty in its absence.