Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
Select two or three portraits from the General Prologue and discuss Chaucer's use of variety of detail in comparing and contrasting characters.
Member rating: No Rating | Words: | Submitted: Tue Sep 21 2004
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
Select two or three portraits from the General Prologue and discuss Chaucer's use of variety of detail in comparing and contrasting characters. It is obvious that what links the friar, prioress and the monk is that they are all members of the religious community and hence should be governed by strict rules of conduct according to their religion. But in all three characters we see their failing to do so. Hence in the General Prologue, they are presented as quite an unworthy trio, all of whom are not what they should be. Love is a key theme when comparing the trio, as love of themselves, material things and lovers are all hinted at throughout their descriptions. The Prioress's name is Elgentine, it means 'wild rose', and in Chaucer's period it was a fashionable name taken from courtly romance rather than from a saint. Therefore the name suggests sensual love already...
To see the full version of this document, and 145,221 others
