... the avarice gripping society. This could be a definite criticism of the corrupt state of the church at the time. Out of the thirty pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales, eight are members of or have close dealings with the Church, which indicates just how much Medieval life is dominated by the Church, and ... although their over-fastidiousness display a woman aspiring to the etiquette of a real lady, but only makes her look out of place amongst the other pilgrims. Her French, which was the language of the court, also worked in this way, betraying her true background through her Cockney accent...

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