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It is unclear exactly what Chaucer's attitude is towards the story and its teller. The Prioress, named as Madame Eglentyne in the "General Prologue", is not presented as an altogether sympathetic character. Her impeccable table manners and preference for speaking French (using an old-fashioned English pronunciation and being unable to understand the language as it is spoken in France) suggest that she is from a wealthy background and that she may have entered religious life as a means of greater social advancement. The Prioress appears to continue to lead a largely secular lifestyle; she keeps dogs which she prefers to people and wears a brooch with the Latin motto Amor vincit omnis ("Love conquers all") written on it. The fact that "The Prioress's Tale" is written in a rhyme structure cal

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  • It is unclear exactly what Chaucer's attitude is towards the story and its teller. The Prioress, named as Madame Eglentyne in the "General Prologue", is not presented as an altogether sympathetic character. Her impeccable table manners and preference for speaking French (using an old-fashioned English pronunciation and being unable to understand the language as it is spoken in France) suggest that she is from a wealthy background and that she may have entered religious life as a means of greater social advancement. The Prioress appears to continue to lead a largely secular lifestyle; she keeps dogs which she prefers to people and wears a brooch with the Latin motto Amor vincit omnis ("Love conquers all") written on it. The fact that "The Prioress's Tale" is written in a rhyme structure cal
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  • It is unclear exactly what Chaucer's attitude is towards the story and its teller. The Prioress, named as Madame Eglentyne in the "General Prologue", is not presented as an altogether sympathetic character. Her impeccable table manners and preference for speaking French (using an old-fashioned English pronunciation and being unable to understand the language as it is spoken in France) suggest that she is from a wealthy background and that she may have entered religious life as a means of greater social advancement. The Prioress appears to continue to lead a largely secular lifestyle; she keeps dogs which she prefers to people and wears a brooch with the Latin motto Amor vincit omnis ("Love conquers all") written on it. The fact that "The Prioress's Tale" is written in a rhyme structure called "rhyme royal" which is more normally used for courtly romances has been put forward as evidence that Chaucer is making fun of the Prioress. Nevertheless, many modern readers are likely to find the blatant anti-Semitism and general religious intolerance in the tale to be highly uncomfortable reading.
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