The Canterbury Tales are a collection of stories giving a social commentary of the medieval time period. There are multiple stories included such as The Pardoner’s Tale and The Wife of Bath’s Tale. All of the stories have a central theme towards which they all build towards. All of the stories are built into others making a frame story.
I enjoy the stories personally because most of them have an ironic nature. Some of the stories show characters who are corrupt and/or immoral. Other characters teach lessons that are contradictory to their own actions. The stories help give social commentary of the medieval time period.
One of the morals we learn about is that greed is the root of all evil. This moral is still prevalent even in today’s world. Many of the lessons taught in the Canterbury Tales are important even now. The morals of the stories also help give social commentary.
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