A Comparison's Tale

The tale of the Wife of Bath was similar to the tale I read in that the main character tells a tale of someone else.  As it seems, this type of vicarious narration is common to many of the tales.  Because of this style, the narrators are free to embellish their story without being criticized as boastful.  This produces a similar tone in both stories, even though the topic isgreatly different.  Chaucer clearly liked this technique of having a character's tale involve the tale of another character.  The tale that the character chooses reflects something about the character and adds depth to the passage.  In both tales, the narrator tells a story that pertains to their situation.  For the Wife of Bath, her story shows what she thinks is important in love and marriage.  For the yeoman, the tale shows irony in that he criticizes a canon guilty of the same type of misdeeds as his canon.