Prologue
3 important questions on Prologue
What did Peter G. Beidler say about the Prologue?
It is not simply a sermon but "an autobiography, a confession, a lecture, a sermon, a herngue"
What does the prologue suggest about the WOB?
WOB is more knowledgable than other speakers e.g. Miller or the Reeve
The pardoner's failed attempt to foreclose her sermon confirms her unstoppable momentum.
She has no children - independence?
The WOB'S voice is established decisively and unmistakably in the prologue
How is the importance of religion communicated?
The WOB states "Some Christian man shall wed me straightway" - corresponds with the time the tale was written which was particularly turbulent = mirror Chaucer's own Christian views
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