... to say a few words about the author first. Chaucer was the son of prosperous upper-middle class parents, fought in France, acted as a courtier, went on diplomatic missions abroad, and eventally became Controller of Customs in London. In common with all authors of his time, his poetry was written for his own personal pleasure and that of a group of friends, with no thought of publication, which in any event ... other medieval writers of the time . Popular interest in dreams at the time may have led Chaucer to decide to embellish the dream sequence. Some of Chaucer's other poems indicate ...

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• Grade Level: High School