Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Module 3: Reading Assignment 4

1. The point of the Canterbury Tales is to teach lessons in an amusing way. The satire of each person's lifestyle is written to amuse the audience. Also, it is written to give insight to the not so perfect lives of people who are perceived otherwise.

2. I think Chaucer will make a mockery of these topics because they are of the serious nature. In the text, when he is describing each person who is involved in one of these topics, he seems to focus on it. Which, I feel, could be some sort of foreshadowing on these subjects. Some examples are when he talks about the wife of Bath, he focuses on the fact that she has been married numerous times. Also, when he describes the friar, who is a religious figure, he points out the fact that he is also a beggar, which I'm sure will be focused on later in the tales.

3. The innkeeper is the most captivating to me because he gets everyone to share their stories. This is what leads to the satire in the story. He seems to pull it all together.

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