THE COMPARISON'S TALE

One thing that I noticed about nearly all of the stories was the use of irony. The story that my group read, the Wife of Bath's tale, was full of irony. The knight who was supposed to be noble and honorable was actually arrogant and a criminal. The merchant's tale also showed irony when the wife cheats on her blind husband. Another similarity is sin. The Wife of Bath's tale shows sin when the knight rapes a woman. In the Lawyer's Tale, Constance's mother slaughters everyone at her daughters wedding. These violent sins show the dark side of Chaucer's writing.