Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The Canterbury Tales
The rhythmic tone of sarcasm and realism capture the tone of a hierarchy. As each individual and its status is granted brief moments of success. It Can only make the reader contemplate about life... and life's decision. For it is deemed that with education you are most likely to obtain finical stability. Or you could be a crooked priest who uses his power to his own advantage. But wish to be as well mannered and respected like the squire. The abundant truth of identity, and status, fictitious; but oh so real!
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I agree with you about the rhythmic tone of sarcasm and realism. This prologue gives a chance for each individual joining the narrator on the pilgrimage their own "identity" and distinguishes one character from the next. To me, these characters feel real and therefore I can somehow feel/understand what they are going through.
I definitely agree with you. As I was reading the prologue I was trying to pinpoint why Chaucer was describing each character in a rhythmic manner. The tones of sarcasm and realism that you mention answer this problem. Chaucer does not list the virtues and downfalls of each characters straight out. By using his rhythmic tone he causes the reader to examine each character and understand the makeup, background and lifestyle that they live in, forcefully or not. His characters reveal that life decisions are not always so simple and are dependent on many factors.
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