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Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / Evil In The Tales
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A 12 page paper examining the importance of the ability to recognize evil in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, specifically The Prioress' Tale and The Pardoner's Tale. The paper argues first that anti-Semitism is a significant issue in the Prioress' Tale, and that her anti-Semitism is just as dangerous as the amoral avarice of the Pardoner because of the fact that she is not perceived as evil at all. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Cantevil.wps

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / Irony in The Nun's Priest's and Pardoner's Tales
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An 8 page paper looking at these two vignettes from the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer in terms of their use of irony. The paper shows that the irony developed in the Nun's Priest's Tale is light and fun because of its subject matter and treatment, while in the Pardoner's Tale the irony is darkened by the odious character of the storyteller himself. Bibliography lists eleven sources. Kbchau~1.wps
Filename: KBchau1.doc

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / Order & Disorder In The General Prologue
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A 5 page paper showing how Chaucer illustrates the themes of spiritual order and disorder in the first section of the Canterbury Tales. The paper concludes that this tension between human disorder and spiritual order resolves itself in the recognition that God's plan is worked out in each human being. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Orderd.wps

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / Overview
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A 5 page overview of the various tales with descriptive analysis of Chaucer's characterization and his depiction of society. Writer uses various critical sources to support ideas; Bibliography lists two collective entries.
Filename: Canterbu.wps

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / Role Of Women In The Knight's Tale
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An 8 page paper analyzing the puzzling issue of women's active role in Chaucer's 'The Knight's Tale'. The paper points out that while on the surface it would seem women have no active role in the story at all, their importance lies in their symbolic meaning to the male characters. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: Knightwo.doc

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / The Merchant's Tale
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9 pages in length. A complete review of the Merchant's Tale (from the Canterbury Tales) -- covering an overview of the story, the character of the merchant himself, wording, Chaucer's use of sarcasm, and the Tale's religious implications as well. No Bibliography.
Filename: Merchtal.wps

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / The Physician's Tale vs. The Clerk's Tale
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A 10 page research paper that examines two of the narratives in Chaucer's masterpiece The Canterbury Tales. While both tales appear on the surface to deal with religious issues, it is also possible to see alternative meanings within both stories. Some critics have speculated that Chaucer couched subtle criticism of both the church and political authorities of his day within a context that appearedóon the surfaceóto be dogmatically correct according to the accepted beliefs of the time. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Phyclerk.wps

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / The Status Of Women In Chaucerian Times
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A 6 page paper providing a chronicle of women's social and legal status during the period of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The paper looks at two of Chaucer's women in particular -- the Prioress and the Wife of Bath -- examining both their social roles and the way those roles were perceived in their own day. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Chaucy6.doc

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / Wife of Bath
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A 6 page paper on the character of the Wife of Bath in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The paper particularly centers around her feminist arguments justifying both her aggressiveness and her sexuality. Bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: Wifebath.doc

Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' / Wife Of Bath - Physical Descriptions
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A 5 page essay which examines how Chaucer's expert use of physical description contributed to his characterization of the Wife of Bath. The writer shows how Chaucer's description laid the basis for the Wife's characterization and helped establish her as a cultural icon which has endured for over 600 years. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Wifeba2.doc