Part 1 of Essay
The pilgrims that are depicted by Chaucer, in The Canterbury Tales, represent a wide spectrum of society during the late-medieval time period. Chaucer brings his characters to life by using two different methods. In the case of the Squire, Chaucer himself describes the Squire's physical appearance and personality in an ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... /… Bold was her face, handsome, and red in hue. / A worthy woman all her life…(31)" These passages depict a woman who has a normal physical appearance and who is good at making clothes, a typical female ability. The general prologue does not show the strong willed, intelligent, independent woman that the Wife of Bath is. The Wife of Bath only reveals this in her own prologue. Chaucer does not go into much detail about the Wife of Bath because he only reveals what he sees. The Wife of Bath Contrary to this, Cha ....