EN390 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Laxative, Courtly Love, Promiscuity
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The narrator seems to take all varieties of tale tellers. This tale teller was not specifically described in the prologue: this is the priest coming with the prioress as her chaplain. Had to have a priest come along with you to hear your confession. Wealthier people could afford to bring priests with them. You could go to other priests of churches past along the way. We also have the 2nd nun in the group. The cannon and his yeoman"s tales come in as an interruption as well. Tale stands on its own for what it is because we don"t know much about the teller. Story reads like a story rather than a told tale. Very unlike the pardoner"s tale or wife of bath"s tale wherein they are introduced by a lengthy prologue and self-reveal. 3260-3265 giving comments on women betraying men, but removes himself by saying that these are the rooster"s words. Using the rooster as a proxy for himself.
