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Remind yourself of lines 77-162 of The Wife of Bath's Prologue. How does Chaucer present contemporary attitudes towards the church in this passage?
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Have a little read: ... Remind yourself of lines 77-162 of The Wife of Bath's Prologue. How does Chaucer present contemporary attitudes towards the church in this passage? In most of Chaucer's characters within The Canterbury Tales, we can derive opinions and attitudes towards the church. Some characters, such as the Prioress, Friar and Monk who should be devout and honourable are, in fact, presented as being entirely dishonourable. Chaucer seems to be highlighting the obvious flaws within the Medieval Church, such as its corrupt Friars and money-orientated core. The Wife of Bath, although not a character related directly to the church, presents many points regarding the church's 'ideal' and her own opinion of this. This opinion may be taken as representative of the 'common people' and could depict the popular attitude towards the church at the time. Although in the general prologue, it is mentioned that the Wife attends church, the context in which this is
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