Part one of term paper
Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the greatest authors of his time. His distinctive use of characters in his literary works is one of a kind. Chaucer’s works were accomplished during the Middle Ages. During this time period the whole community revolved around the church, the village and the surrounding farmland. The Middle Ages w ...

Part two of term paper
... way to make a pilgrimage. Chaucer uses a form of allegory in this tale. Each character’s name is what his/her profession is, but not each character accurately fits their common description. Most of the people during Chaucer’s time are condemned. The Nun and the Monk are two examples of this. The Nun was a person who was not really living up to her name. She was not a typical nun. A typical nun would not take typical oaths and feed animals over people. For “She used to weep if she saw a mouse ...