Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales; The Guildsmen, The Cook, The Shipman and The Doctor
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This 5 page paper looks at the characters of the guildsmen, the Cook, the shipman and the doctor in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and how they are portrayed as negative characters. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEchauc1.rtf

Chaucer/Merchant's & Franklin's Tales
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A 14 page research paper that examines the Merchant's and the Franklin's Tales and looks specifically at the cultural, metaphorical and allegorical significance of Chaucer's references to medieval gardens and landscapes in these representative stories. Chacerian critical scholarship indicates there is a great deal that can be discerned on this subject and the writer discusses how this information illuminates modern readers' understanding of the stories. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khchmefr.rtf

Chaucer/Use of Irony
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A 3 page essay that examines Chaucer's use of irony in describing the Prioress in the Prologue. The writer discusses this description in detail, offering translations of the description from the Middle English and pointing out where Chaucer used irony to comic effect while also showing the Prioress to be a shallow hypocrite rather than a spiritual leader. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khchir.rtf

Chaucerian Comedy
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A 5 page research paper that looks at Geoffrey Chaucer's use of humor in his comedic, medieval masterpiece The Canterbury Tales. The writer particularly focuses on the Miller's Tale as being exemplary of Chaucer's gift for comedy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khchcom.wps

Chivalry
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3 pages in length. Chivalry of medieval time is a far cry from what it means in contemporary society; as it is with the basis of all words in the English language, the word chivalry is derived from another language where its original intent has been modified over time to carry a similar yet altered meaning. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCChivalry.rtf

Christian Iconography and Medieval Burial Rites
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A 14 page paper discussing the influence of Christian symbolism and iconography in the Middle Ages. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Icon.doc

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