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Canterbury Tales Goeffrey Chauncer Goeffrey Chauncer was a poet,philosoper,dipolmat,courtier, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales. sometimes called The Father of English Literature.

Chaucer became page in the household of Elizabeth de Burgh, Countess of Ulster. (She is the wife of Lionel, Earl of Ulster, second son of Edward III.) The earliest known document in which Geoffrey Chaucer is named is a household account book kept for the Countess (June 1356 - April 1359). The account book mentions purchases for Geoffrey Chaucer in April 1357: red and black hose (stockings) and a pair of shoes. In September 1359 King Edward and his sons were invading France with a large expeditionary force. Prince Lionel went into the king's army and Chaucer served in the retinue of Lionel in the war in France. ||  || Chaucer is captured by the French at the siege of Reims. In March 1360, he is ransomed for 16 pounds. In October 1360 peace negotiations were arranged at Calais. Prince Lionel paid Chaucer for carrying letters from Calais to England. These diplomatic errands and messenger services were the first of many journeys.|| ||
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 * Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400) ||

__**Geoffrey Chaucer**__ The [|exact date and place] of Geoffrey Chaucer's birth are not known. But it is known that Chaucer was born in the London. His family was not noble, but well off. Chaucer became an [|attendant] to the royal family of King Edward III. From there he joined King Edward's army in the fight against the French in the [|Hundred Years' War]. Geoffrey was captured during war, but the King, himself, paid half of Chaucer's ransom, bringing him to his position as a royal messenger.

Because of Chaucer's royal aquaintance he was introduced to [|Philippa], whom was awaiting the title of queen. She later became the wife of Geoffrey Chaucer. Chaucer started to his writings with his English translation of part of //The Romance of the Rose,// a famous French romance. Afterwards, Chaucer soon wrote his first original work, [|//The Book of the Duchess.//] Through the years Chaucer had some of the finest literary achievements. He died on Oct. 25, 1400, only a year after John of Gaunt's son Henry IV became King.


 * __Characters__**
 * [[image:http://www.sd67.bc.ca/teachers/ibutters/wife%20of%20bath.jpg width="157" height="253" caption="Wife of Bath" link="http://www.sd67.bc.ca/teachers/ibutters/wife%20of%20bath.jpg"]] ||
 * Wife of Bath ||

The [|Wife of Bath] lived in an English town on the Avon River. She was [|married] five times at the church doors. She presents herself as someone who loves marriage and sex, but, from what we see of her, she also takes pleasure in rich attire, talking, and arguing. The woman was deaf, had gap-teeth, she was very wide, wore a headdress, had very large lips, and a bold face. She was a seamstress by occupation.

The Knight was a very wise old man. Chaucer depicts the Knight to be a representation of medieval times. He is depicted to represent bravery, experience, and wisdom. The Knight is also decribed by Chaucer as meek, prudent, and gentle. The Knight wears a tunic that is old and worn, and a rust stained armor. There are four main [|qualities] of the Knight that stand out-"Prowess", "fidelity", "reputation", and "generosity".
 * [[image:http://www.frontiernet.net/~mblow/images/shortstory/wife%20of%20bath_md.gif width="217" height="304" caption="The Nun " link="http://www.frontiernet.net/~mblow/images/shortstory/wife%20of%20bath_md.gif"]] ||
 * The Nun ||

The [|nun] is a very unusual character. The nun desires to be a person with exquisite taste. In the story the nun is referred to as the [|Prioress] and is the leader of her covent. She speaks French well but is not on the French court. She wore a tasteful gold [|brooch]. __** The Pardoner's Tale **__ The three [|rioters] were apart of the Pardoner's Tale and they drunks. They talked a whole lot meaningless words, like "And we will kill this traitor Death!..."The tale is set in Flanders, and the [|Pardoner] during the telling of the tale, tends to drift from the plot and sermonize to the Pilgrims. The old man on the side of the road who appeared to be [|sorrowful] according to the Pardoner's Tale. He led the three young fellows into a grove where he tells them they will find Death under an Oak Tree.

In this tale you have a [|Knight] whom committed a crime and must be punished. The punishment for such a crime that he committed was to be beheaded. But instead of the Knight losing his head he was sent on a journey of one year and a day to answer a specific question. The [|Queen] asked the Knight to anwere this one thing, "What is it that women most desire?" The answer came from the old [|ugly woman]. This woman agreed to answer only if the Knight did whatever she asked him to do. The Knight and the Old woman who was a very wise woman became married. The Knight on the other hand was very shallow and immature.
 * __The Wife of Bath's Tale__**


 * __SUMMARY__**

My Poem "The Courage To Love" It takes courage to love again when you been hurt it takes pain and strength again to pack it all away, somewhere in all the pain,i have the courage to be ok. after the love of my life hurt me she never thought about how i would be. where and how did our love go wrong especially since we been together for so long. if i could turn back the hands of time and do it all over again i would change my heart,but do it in the same skin i'm in. it's hard to forgive,but i have to put the hurt behind me and let it fly above becuase my strength and believeth in god gives me the courage to love.
 * The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in the Middle English era by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century.
 * The tales are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey.
 * The Pardoner's Tale reminds many of the common saying, "money is the root of all evil."
 * The Canterbury Tale