Chaucer – Canterbury Tales

... A vivid description of life in medieval England "thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages" I will consider five different characters in this study of medieval life. These will be the Shipman who gives a view of the importance of shipping in medieval times, the Knight who is a good example of military life and its importance at the time, the Miller who gives a view of agriculture at the time which was very important because it was the main form of employment, the Parson who an the example of what the church was supposed to be like and the Pardoner who is a good representation of the corruptness in the church at the time. From these I hope to give a good slice of medieval life at the time of Chaucer. "With many a tempest hadde his berd been shake" The Shipman like most of his fellow pilgrims is very skilled at his profession

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