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The use of Satire in Canterbury Tales
Until Geoffrey Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales, he was primarily known for being the writer of love poems. ... Thomas a Becket at Canterbury. ... Chaucer was a master storyteller, and his wit his shown throughout his work by the use of humor and satire, and it is most present in The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, The Pardoner’s Tale, and The Wife of Bath’s Tale.
The most popular part of the Canterbury Tales is its prologue, which has long been admired for the lively, individualized portraits it offers. ... It is the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales that serves to establish firmly the framework for the entire story: the pilgrimage that turns into a tale-telling competition.
Approximate Word count = 1011
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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