Chaucer sometimes describes like characters together, but often his descriptions seem to call for responses or judgements based on the contrasts between the pilgrims. Write an essay that assesses the quality and function of this contrasting of characters, with particular reference to two or three pilgrims. In the Canterbury Tales,Geoffrey Chaucer provides us with a cast of characters that illustrates a cross-section of society. A knight and his Squire, a Lawyer and his wealthy …
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