was a ridiculous story. While there are parts of legend in there, the squire fumbles the ball and is left juggling these ideas. While he had alot of great ideas for stories, he went wrong by having too much stuff, and it is possible that Chaucer left these mistakes in his finished product on purpose.

I look at the Canterbury Tales as a series of character studies, rather than tales by Chaucer. The characters are set first, so that means that Chaucer most likely knew these people. He knew the Wife of Bath, the Squire, the Host, and the Miller. He shows his genius by making them into cartoons, and I am sure they appreciated it. Chaucer was a master in playing with the English language. It is no wonder why he is called the Father of English Literature.