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Kngpen Posted 21 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Need a proofread, Lit. Crit. Canterbury Tales (short)

Hello. This is a literary criticism of the character "I" in the Canterbury Tales. All suggestions are appreciated. Thank you.

Chaucer the pilgrim

As a poet, Geoffrey Chaucer employs a first person narrator in The Canterbury Tales to establish a framework of polyphonic characters. The narrator serves as a first person reporter mingling among the pilgrims. After formulating impressions of each pilgrim, the narrator reports the various accounts to the implied audience in a second person point of view. For example, the narrator describes the monk’s rich attire, healthy complexion, and rebellious disposition. The description of the Monk allows the implied audience to formulate a three-dimensional character portrait. Furthermore, the narrator’s persona can be deduced by his biases and prejudices. For example, the narrator shows strong support for the monk’s rebellion of monotonous studying. The narrator exclaims, “[l]at Austin have his swink to him reserved!” Additionally, Chaucer the poet fortifies the narrator’s fondness of the monk through flattering wordage. The Monk is described as “a fair prelate” and “fair for the maistrye.” Finally, through the narrator, Chaucer the poet provides the audience with ironic incongruities. The ironic incongruities allow the audience to form their own personal biases and prejudices. For example, the Monk is supposed to be a humble fellow yet he is well clothed with a “gold y-wroght” pin. In conclusion, Chaucer’s employment of the first person narrator allows the poet more freedom to pass judgment in the framing of the various pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales.
  

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Basically fine, Kngpen. A little wordy. When revising, always try to simplify, structurally and lexically: Chaucer the Pilgrim Geoffrey Chaucer employs a first - person narrator in The Canterbury Tales to establish a framework for his polyphonic characters.

  • Basically fine, Kngpen.
  • A little wordy.
  • When revising, always try to simplify, structurally and lexically: Chaucer the Pilgrim Geoffrey Chaucer employs a first - person narrator in The Canterbury Tales to establish a framework for his polyphonic characters.
  • The narrator serves as a reporter mingling with the pilgrims.
  • After describing each pilgrim, the narrator reports their various accounts to the audience from a second - person point of view.
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Basically fine, Kngpen. A little wordy. When revising, always try to simplify, structurally and lexically:


Chaucer the Pilgrim

Geoffrey Chaucer employs a first-person narrator in The Canterbury Tales to establish a framework for his polyphonic characters. The narrator serves as a reporter mingling with the pilgrims. After

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