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TRIPLE POINTS!!Throughout The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer demonstrates a remarkable insight into people's foibles, weaknesses, and contradictions. However, it can be stated that certain characters aremore rounded and complex than others.
Why do you think Chaucer presents certain characters as real people and others more as caricatures?

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That is because he is trying to demonstrate a social satire to evidenciate how did that society worked. The medieval society was set on three foundations: the nobility, the church, and the peasantry. Chaucer’s satire targets all segments of the medieval social issues, human immorality, and depraved heart. For example, he exposes each social layers of his pilgrims and beautifully illustrates how they fail to fulfill their actual duties. He further shows the theme of social satire in The Nun’s Priest’s Tale that satirizes courtly love and sets aside standard of dignity. The Wife of Bath’s Tale mocks the religious logic as the wife interprets The Bible verses in her own way to support her argument.

This why some are more complex and others are not; it's a way of mocking, showing it's emptiness and lack of characterization.