FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
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Question
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In writing the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer is attempting to ____
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present the world through the eyes of the pilgrims
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present the world through the eys of the leaders
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present the world as he sees it.
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present the world in a mean and cruel manner.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Since all the tales end with some sort of moral or lesson, many people take The Canterbury Tales for simple children’s fables. However, Chaucer’s main purpose for the tales is to portray the existence of morality and the lack thereof in his time.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though narrated by different pilgrims, each of the tales is told from an omniscient third-person point of view, providing the reader with the thoughts as well as actions of the characters.
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