Canterbury Tales (I)

The prologue for Canterbury Tales was interesting in the way that many characters were involved. From the knights to the pardoner, the level of many social standings were shown. Chaucer inserted ironies, some subtle, some not so subtle, into each of the character's descriptions. By naming the characters by their profession, Chaucer satirized popular stereotypes. Sometimes the characters physical appearance would contradict their names and other times their character would contradict one expected of their name.