1. Marriage in Chaucer's The Clerk's Tale and The Franklin's Tale
... , or law or submission to another's authority" (OED). This definition applies to the authoritative nature of the husbands' in both tales. The differing levels of obedience are portrayed through the Clerk's character of Griselda and the Franklin's character of Dorigen. Griselda is confined by the restrictive nature of a conventional marriage. The interpretation of Griselda's position by the end of the tale is ambiguous as a results of the term for intent "entente". Whereas, Dorigen's unconventional marriage allows ... consider each definition and render which best suit the circumstances. ...
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