After reading Madame Bovary for my Pre-Ap Spanish class I cannot help but notice that the characters portrayed by Chaucer are very similar to Emma Bovary. They are not happy with what they own and are always trying to appear as something they are not. The prologue introduces all of the characters and gives the reader a sense of trickery and irony. A Friar that is good with women and knows the bar better than the homeless is an ironical depiction not only of the character but also, of the church in general. The tales take place during the crusades, making religion a very important part of the text. The way Chaucer depicts the church will give the reader a feel for popular sentiment regarding the crusades at the time.
The description that accompanies each characters introduction is made so that the journey moves in different directions. A physical journey, which is led by the night, and a historical journey, that is seen in he descriptions. The journey might start as a cliché:
Because of the time period the book was published in I wonder if clichés were based on these stories.
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