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The Reeve's Tale Essay

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The Canterbury Tales is a compilation of 24 stories penned by an Englishman by the name of Geoffrey Chaucer between the years 1387 and 1400. Chaucer wrote these tales with the purpose of pointing out the flaws in feudal society in a satiric manner. There are many different lessons that the author attempts to convey to the reader in these stories. In “The Reeve’s Tale”, Chaucer is telling the readers about how being dishonest could blow up in your face, as it did for the miller in the story. “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” teaches us that men should always have respect for women, no matter how young or old. These are just a couple of the many lessons that Geoffrey Chaucer managed to put into The Canterbury Tales. “The Reeve’s Tale” tells us about how dishonest is a bad thing and you will regret it. The miller has made a habit of giving people way less grain than they purchased. He finally gets found out by a couple of students. They end up making him look like a fool in the end and they got to take all of the grain that they originally bought. This story shows this lesson in a more light hearted manner, but the message remains the same. The author is telling us that honesty is a requirement to maintain …show more content…

The whole mission of the knight is him pretty much finding out that respect for women is one of the most important qualities for him to have. When the knight assaults a woman in the beginning of the story, it is clear that he did not grasp that concept. He was told by the Queen that he needed to go and find out what was most important to women. I think that this was the perfect punishment for the queen to give him because it really made him think about what he did and how to change for the better. This kind of punishment is the most meaningful. Getting someone to fix themselves is important to improve as a person. The knight went on his journey and found out what women

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