The Canterbury tales is influenced by the Decameron in that they are both a collection of stories told by different people of different status and sex. The Canterbury tales however are more interesting due to the fact that they are told by a diverse and broader variety of people each with a different personality appearance and gender this creates contrast. Chaucer speaks in quite an ironic tone and sometimes in a slightly satirical manner. At the beginning ... starting with the Knight the Yeman and the Squire these are all noble good characters, next are Friar Monk and Prioresse and Parson wh...

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