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Thursday, February 28, 2019

The Wife of Bath’s Tale

At the climax of The Wife of Baths Tale, the sixth tale in Chaucers work, an middle-aged woman exclaims Now lift the curtain, see just how it is. It is this call to challenge which seems to determine The Canterbury Tales as a whole. The curtains of pretense hide truths If all the terra firma is a stage, then the performances we give daily ar not in truth indicative of our innermost thoughts and sentiments.Behind the stage curtain lay the forces which govern our actions. Social position and past experiences play no small intent in how we view the world. The narrative frame Chaucers work may pluck around the pilgrimage, an essentially religious experience, but it also presents this group of pilgrims/revelers as a microcosm for society. The archetypes explored and social commentary offered by the author point to an explorationWe are painted a portrait of contemporary customs and perspectives.An undeniable origin in Chaucers Tale is the disparity between the ideals of chivalry and the less yeasty reality of the common people. The holy journey our characters are undertaking is at propagation sullied by raucousness It is not difficult here to discern who the commoners are from of those with world stature. Whatever camaraderie develops between the characters, social station ashes a prominent factor throughout the narrative.While open negate is rare, we see moments of contempt which offer glimpses into individual prejudices. Behind the drapery of adroitness that hides a mans true feelings, there is resentment and all the true dispositions which roost unspoken. It is what lies behind this veneer that is the subject of this paper. Within the interactions of the speakers as well as the tales themselves there can be seen a clashing of worldviews and personalities.Characters at to the lowest degree the more profane ones have no problem arguing with and badmouthing individually other. The warm mood can be interrupted at times by personal attacks. The nature of these conflicts and Chaucers deeper purpose will be examined here, in addition to whether the work should be considered a social commentary or a virtuous Christian tale.

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