Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
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People in the English society during Chaucer's time viewed the world in a similar way and accepted the same beliefs. People then believed that behind the chaos and frustration of the day-to-day world there was a divine providence that gave a reason to everything, though that reason wasn't always ob ....
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.... and in the world books and brought them eternally alive through his own creative powers. He presented his characters in the jumble and haphazardy of life, with a mild apology for his neglect of rank. All was to seem fortuitous, and yet all the ranks and vocations, the trades and the professions were there.(Rowland 248) Many believe that the church created these social structures to maintain control, so it is no wonder the clergy occupied the first class. The church maintained this control by b ....
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