How Does Chaucer Use Satire In The Canterbury Tales

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Humans often build expectations for a person with a certain position, so when someone does not fit within the boundaries of the expectations of the position, it seems wrong. However, it is just that we are forgetting the true complexity of human beings. No human is perfect, which means no human will fit into one set category. In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer uses satire to show the irony in how a person’s label does not necessarily say anything about his or her actions. A typical woman of Chaucer’s time was the complete opposite of the Lady of Bath. However, Chaucer never even needs to say this. In his descriptions of her, he uses satire to show what makes her different. She “knew much of wondering by the way” and “knew the motions” of love