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1 Geoffrey Chaucer ( )

2 Is a medieval English writer who was a professional courtier
He estabilishes the distinction between fiction and historical truth He does a truthful painting of the society

3 Chaucer worked primarily on his masterpiece:

4 The frame is a pilgrimage from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the holy shrine of Saint Thomas Becket .

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15 One of the Canterbury tales stories is: THE WIFE OF BATH’S PROLOGUE

16 Piligrims to Canterbury
The main character is an outsider woman She has seen many lands Well-off Extravagant Piligrims to Canterbury Worldly She has had five husbands

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19 GOD COMMANDED US TO INCREASE AND MULTIPLY!

20 HOW MANY TIMES A WOMEN CAN BE MARRIED ?

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22 In conclusion…

23 Thanks for watching … Adelina, Chiara C, Eleonora, Stefania and Sharon
End Thanks for watching … Adelina, Chiara C, Eleonora, Stefania and Sharon


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