Canterbury Tales


Canterbury Tales
Summary of the Miller's Tale in Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer by Alex Knight The Miller's Tale, chronologically second in the collection of tales from Middle English, known as 'The Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer, is an extremely interesting piece of writing. The tale takes the form of a 'fabliau'; a comic tale, often ... More> The Canterbury Tales: Summary and analysis of The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale by John Welford Chaucer, in his Canterbury Tales, has little time for most of his fellow pilgrims who earn their living from religion, and the Pardoner is no exception. This is a man who takes advantage of gullible people by promising to free them from the pains of... More>
	The Canterbury tales: Summary and analysis of The Clerk's Prologue and Tale by John Devera In the Prologue of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Clerk is described as quiet and meek. When he requested by the host to tell a story, the Clerk agrees only to show his obedience. This is an important point, considering the subject of his story. Lo... More> The Canterbury tales: Summary and analysis of The Cook's Prologue and Tale by John Welford The Cook's Tale in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales presents us with a major problem, in that it scarcely exists! All we have is 58 lines, which is hardly enough to set the scene, let alone get into the meat of the story. On several occasions, Chaucer lin... More>
The Canterbury tales: Summary and analysis of The Monk's Prologue and Tale by John Welford The Monk's Tale is unusual among Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in several respects. For one thing, it is interrupted by another pilgrim before it can be completed, something it shares with Chaucer's own Tale of Sir Thopas, which had been told not long ... More> The Canterbury tales: Summary and analysis of The Franklin's Prologue and Tale by John Welford A franklin, in Chaucer's time, was a freehold landowner whose status would have been that of the minor gentry. Chaucer's pilgrim is described as having been a member of Parliament, a magistrate, a sheriff and a district auditor, and would thus have ... More>
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