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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Canterbury Tales (I)

What stood out most to me when reading the Canterbury tales was the manner in which each character was described. Chaucer inserted ironies, some subtle, some not so subtle, into each of the character's descriptions. By naming the characters by their profession, Chaucer satirized popular stereotypes. Sometimes the characters physical appearance would contradict their names and other times their character would contradict one expected of their name. The character I want to know most about would be the Miller, just because the giggles I hear everytime it is brought up.

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