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Feminist Discourse in 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

he marries her. He agrees and she tells him that women want the power. He returns to the king and queen and his life is spared by ...

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and Themes of Destiny and Choice

In six pages 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and 'The Knight's Tale' are discussed in order to examine how the themes of destiny and cho...

Humor in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

In five pages the humor exhibited in Chaucer's masterpiece is examined particularly in terms of its use in the comedic 'The Miller...

'The Pardoner's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In seven pages this paper examines the Pardoner's actions within the context of Christianity in a pro and con assessment that conc...

'The Pardoner's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

no jet planes at the time, one has to assume that he is in that vicinity of the world. The characters are entrenched in sinful act...

Chaucer, Deceit and Medieval Honor

The Miller's Tale and the Pardoner's Tale from Chaucers' Canterbury Tales are compared in this paper to Beowulf and Sir Gawain and...

Details as Storytelling Style and Strategy of Geoffrey Chaucer

the poets compositional strategy. She is one of Chaucers best-known and most discussed characters, primarily because she challenge...

Three Tales in Susan Whitfield's Life Along the Silk Road ” by Susan Whitfield: The Princess's Tale, The Monk's Tale and The Nun's Tale

their vital supply of cavalry ponies" and Taihe and those who had come before her were also vital in the maintenance of this frien...

Tale of Genji by Murasaki and the Lady of Akashi

matter) of making any kind of respectable marriage. Yet she somehow manages to allow Genji into her heart. The lady, howev...

Something Wicked This Way Comes (Book Review)

the work very quickly and this is attributable to the quality of the writing. An example comes from the first paragraph in the fir...

Sam Shepard: Cruising Paradise: Tales

could think of was his own breath, and then "Peace, he thought, and as quickly as the thought shaped itself, peace left him" (Shep...

Original Adventure Story 'Sun Solders'

and others call him "Prairie Dog." Why would someone call a squirrel a dog? Maybe they...

Shark Slayer

and so on. But what really sets Oscar apart is his style-or lack thereof. He wants to be cool and hip, but hes actually pretty sil...

The Tale of Despereaux

out in the soup and died which led to a banishment of all soup. Soup was a major part of the kingdom and as such the sun and rain ...

Foreshadowing in “A Tale of Two Cities”

or around the bend. In Two Cities, Dickens uses a great deal of foreshadowing, and it starts with the very first line. "It was th...

The Miller’s Tale

some life lesson, Nicholas is trying to get Alison in bed with him, and thus also needs a lesson. There is Alison who is willing t...

Various Approaches to Love in Literature

This essay presents an overview of how love is used thematic in various texts, which includes Dante's Divine Comedy, Chaucer's Can...

Chaucer's View of Religion, The Canterbury Tales

This essay pertains to the clergy members who are part of Chaucer's band of travelers in "The Canterbury Tales." The writer argues...

Canterbury Tales and The Song of Roland

should control the entire known world and so the theme of religion, and the power of religious men, was not questioned in The Song...

The Iliad and "The Knight's Tale"

This essay presented an argument that Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale" reflects the ideals of Homer's The Iliad. Four pages in lengt...

A Review of The Clerk's Tale and Traffic in Women

A 10 page exploration of the 1975 contentions of anthropologist Gayle Rubin. Her article, The Traffic in Women Notes on the Poli...

Society According to Geoffrey Chaucer

In a paper consisting of twelve pages the ways in which Chaucer's writings reflect Medieval Europe, with specific emphasis on The ...

Five Tales of Anti Feminism

In five pages the anti feminist handling of female characters in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet, Chaucer's The Wi...

An Examination of the Wife of Bath in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

this is the case, then the Wife of Bath must have exceeded hers as well; but precisely what is the quota? And why should there eve...

Religion in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

of cheating going on. There are people who lie to get what they want, people who have sex outside of their marriage, and ultimatel...

General Prologue: Canterbury Tales

they may be actively attempting to simply present some facts and remain objective. But, even in remaining objective there will be ...

The Franklin’s Tale: Courtly Love and Marriage

help her and rid the shore of rocks if he can make love to her. Aurelius love is a courtly love in many respects. He has loved her...

Chaucer and the Church

The Chaucer we envisage here might regard this tale as valuable for its religious elements, for its depiction of a valiant woman w...

Feminist and Anti-Feminist Themes in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

He returns to the witch who then tells him he can have an ugly and faithful wife in her, or a beautiful and unfaithful woman. He a...

A Review of The Pardoner's Tale

extremely outspoken. One of his strongest skills it seems is public speaking. In fact, he is a performer! These characteristics ...