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PROMPT 2

Two special and important women characters are introduced in Chaucer. The two women have played a significant role in fighting male chauvinism and male domination in the market place in terms of job employment and opportunities. In the Middle Stone Age, women were subjected to less job and employment opportunities as compared to their male counterparts. The two women in Chaucer managed to handle the issues by placing themselves in a better position of competition and conversion of the norm. One of the women in Chaucer’s tale was Prioress. In Chaucer’s Tale, Prioress, whose real name was Eglentyne, played a pivotal role in uncovering the role of women in fighting for a space in society. She is thoroughly described and outlined in her efforts to imitate the different matters in the court (Howes, 2018). The woman occupied a significant job position in the tale, whereby she was occupying a unique social position that helped her perform her duties precisely and exhaustively. She was not a member of the aristocratic movement. However, her imitating qualities in the royal court were significant within the clergy categories. Madame Eglentyne ‘Prioress’ played a pivotal role in mimicking and imitating the behaviors of the social positions in the court, which were outlined by the royal court. She mimicked the social, cultural factors through aristocratic mimicking. She was able to utilize the French manner of mimicking in the royal court and possessed unique features and knowledge on the aristocracy's views and mannerisms. Prioress played a significant role in expressing her etiquette and good manners in the royal court in order to exercise her role in the line of duty. Prioress expressed her mannerisms and way of conduct through diverse worthy techniques. The royal court always allowed the character to indicate and illustrate her worth in the tale through the issuance of the ‘Love conquers all’ goldish brooch. “And theron heng a brooch of full gold sheen (I (A) 127)”. Unlike other nuns and characters, Prioress failed to wear bead garments of the head had a unique and loyal goldish brooch that showed a lot of love and loyalty to the royal court. She all through imitated the social factors through blue-blooded impersonating. She had the option to use the French way of impersonating in the imperial court and had one of a kind highlights and information on the nobility perspectives and peculiarities. Prioress assumed an outstanding job in communicating her decorum and great habits in the imperial court so as to practice her job in the line of obligation. Prioress plays a vital role in proclaiming and uncovering the role of the golden brooch which symbolized love and affection to the royal court. On the other hand, Prioress is accompanied by another nun who has her head covered with the prayer bead, which is responsible for expounding on the Christian legend of the martyr that is uncovered in the Chaucer’s tale on Cecilia the Saint. The second woman that is introduced and discussed as a character of Chaucer’s General Prologue is the unique and famous female character named Alice. Alice is discussed in the tale as the Wife of Bath, whose role in the tale cannot be taken for granted. She has been into five marriages, where she believes that she has the sole authority to dictate and predict what happens in her marriage. Alice also is known as the woman of the bath, plays a vital role in the tale as she uncovers the challenges and ethical issues facing women in the workplace and in families. She outdoes what many women are unable to do by dominating the marriages in an authoritative manner. She mainly outlines her plight and movement in the marriages as well as the domination of the religious theme (Laskaya, 2015). Her love and authoritative nature in marriages has led to increased conflicts but have uncovered the nature of what most women expect in a relationship, and she has been left a wealthy widow as a result of her stand and views in an excellent manner. She has got married and divorced in marriages for five times now, and she states that she knows everything to do with love and marriage “o man should/ have but o woman, and o woman but o man”(X (I) 920). She believes that women should be given the authority to lead and dominate marriages in order to make them enjoy marriages and life as a whole. The techniques utilized by the two women have a role to play in the real-life situation as they are associated with new and successful practices that require women to be given an equal chance in business investments and leadership. It is crucial to support women in modern society to ensure that they are outstanding and successful in everything they do. Chaucer did not condemn and discriminate against women as their role in the tale cannot be taken for granted. Their efforts and role in society have done more good, and they require attention.

References

Howes, L. L. (2018). Chaucer's Approach to Gender in the Canterbury Tales by Anne Laskaya. Studies in the Age of Chaucer, 20(1), 288-290.

Laskaya, A. (2015). Chaucer's Approach to Gender in the Canterbury Tales (No. 23). Boydell & Brewer Ltd.