In Chaucer’s day women were thought of in lesser regard than men. Their positions in the community were less noble and often displeasing. The Canterbury Tales, written by Chaucer, is about a pilgrimage to Canterbury. Along with the narrator (Chaucer), there are 29 other Canterbury pilgrims. Not surprisingly, only three of them are women: the Prioress, the associate of the Prioress, and the Wife of Bath. Each traveler is to tell two tales to make …showed first 75 words of 1516 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1516 total…had Chaunticleer killed. Ultimately, these four stories in The Canterbury Tales depict how women are the cause of a man’s downfall. Although the roles are not positive, Chaucer has given females a significant purpose in his book. Through these tales told by men, it is easy to see that a woman’s superiority is not in government or in the work field, but, most certainly, over a man’s nobility and life. Word Count:1495