Perspective In The Canterbury Tales

In The Canterbury Tales the author seems to use perspective as a theme in the story. Each person tells two stories from their own perspective, one on the way to Canterbury, and one on the way back. Although this seems like a basic concept, it’s the foundation of this story. No two people have the same story and I will discuss that in a few of the stories given.

The Knight’s first story is one of valor, romance, and justice. The story was told in a narrative where the Knight talks about everyone’s feelings, while at times not conveying everything to a hidden part. This story is about Palamon and Arcite who were knights that loved each other like brothers. They are captured by King Theseus and thrown in jail for being associated with a ruthless

Like in Aesop’s Fables this story has a rooster who wakes up everyday and crows at exactly the right time. He lives on the farm of an old widow and her two daughters, the animals not only understand people but can speak. One day he has a dream that shows a red creature that scares him to the core. He wakes up and tells his wife, a hen, about it. She argues that it is nonsense and he should eat some herbs for it, but he argues that some dreams have a purpose and gives examples to prove it. Two friends stop by a town and they can’t find a place where they can stay together so the split up. One finds a nice inn while the other has to sleep in an ox pen. The one in the inn has a dream that his friend gets killed and thrown in the cart dead. When he wakes up he checks and finds his friend in the cart he saw in the dream. He calls for the cops and the men responsible are arrested. Later on in the day the rooster jumps from his perch to strut around the yard. He sees the figure from his dream and freezes from fear. The fox comes out and tricks him into singing very loud, the fox then grabs him by the neck and runs off with him. The widow and the rest of the townsfolk run after the fox and the rooster tricks him into opening his mouth, but when the fox opens his mouth the rooster climbs up a tree and the fox learns that he should have watched his mouth, then he would still have his