Part one of term paper
Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales presents a picture of the society in which the author lived. The pilgrim’s tales reflect the changing views held by society at that time. The pilgrims must tell their tales to and from the shrine. The criteria to choose the winner are that the tale be instructive and amusing, “Tales of best sente ...

Part two of term paper
... comes at the beginning of the tale. In Medieval Times, the stories that were told about knights usually involved the knight having an adventure or going on a quest. In the tale, the Knight is sent on a quest by the queen to find the answer to her question of what women desire most. The Wife of Bath describes the Knight’s quest for the answer to this question. It appears that he has failed in his quest until he meets the lady in the woods. She gives him the answer that he is seeking. The liste ...