Chaucer's Role in the Canterbu

Chaucer’s Role in the Canterbury Tales: A Narrator and a Poet Is Geoffrey Chaucer an actual character on this infamous journey to Canterbury? This is a thought that seems to be somewhat over looked when most read Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. As the writer of the Tales, Chaucer took the opportunity to invent a character to represent him. However, does this “narrator” truly represent what Chaucer is trying to get a cross? Or …

…lines that Chaucer admits his intentions; to show the corruptness of his society through a highly deceitful work. He understands what it is that he has done, and asks for an almost apology from those who are offended, but admits that he cannot help how he thinks. Chaucer’s character is the messenger of his views and should not be over looked for it is through him that all of Chaucer’s opinions are reflected.