2500 word essay which achieved 44/45 marks.
Contains detailed analysis of contextual influences including:
- The role of women in medieval times
- Boccacio’s Decameron
- Medieval stereotypes about women
- Biblical allusion and imagery
- Courtly love conventions
- Capellanus’ treatise De Amore
- Classical allusion: Pluto and Proserpina
- St Jerome’s Golden Book of Marriage
- Jean de Meun and Guillame de Lorris’ Roman de la Rose
- The Wife of Bath’s Tale
- Epicurean philosophy
As well as analysis of Chaucer’s literary style and technique
A great resource to aid study of The Merchant’s Tale, as contextual references could be applied to a multitude of exam questions.
Use this resource to enhance your study and achieve the top marks :)
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