Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

Part I of Essay
People in the English society during Chaucer's time viewed the world in a similar way and accepted the same beliefs. People then believed that behind the chaos and frustration of the day-to-day world there was a divine providence that gave a reason to everything, though tha ....

Part II of Essay
.... powers. He presented his characters in the jumble and haphazardy of life, with a mild apology for his neglect of rank. All was to seem fortuitous, and yet all the ranks and vocations, the trades and the professions were there.(Rowland 248) Many believe that the church created these social structures to maintain control, so it is no wonder the clergy occupied the first class. The church maintained this control by being deeply imbedded in the structures of society and government. There were two types of clergy in the fourteenth century; the se ....