Satire in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

A number of critics contend that Geoffrey Chaucer uses satire in The Canterbury Tales to make fun of the clergy, women, and members of the medical profession. He makes fun of medical professionals via astrological prophecy. He satirizes the wealthy burgherÆs Wife of Bath and the MillerÆs wife in The MillerÆs Tale. The only characters who appear to escape such satire in the ôPrologueö are the Clerk of Oxford, a poor student, and a religious clerk who is depicted a extremely respectful. Other than these, The Canterbury

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