Write a story that is appropriate and suitable for your character to tell, much like Chaucer did for each pilgrim making the Canterbury voyage. For example, the Wife of Bath in The Canterbury Tales was a woman claiming to be an expert on the arts of love, although she’d been married five times.
As stated in the Chaucer/Canterbury Tales PowerPoint, each character in The Canterbury Tales represents a different segment of society in Chaucer’s time. By noting the virtues and faults of each, Chaucer provides social commentary, writing that offers insight into society, its values, and its customs. His insights raise various questions regarding social class, spirituality, religion, […]