ardoner are all characters that have valuable lessons to teach us through their behavior and through Chaucer's wit. The most obvious problem with these characters is that they are not at all who a reader would think they are. Chaucer shows the characters faults in a diplomatic way, and these faults are apparent through the description in the General Prologue.
             The Prioress, also known as Mme.Eglantine, is the mother superior at her nunnery. By saying she is the superior at her nunnery, the impression is that she must be a devout lady who loves God, however, this is not the case. She is a very proper lady who sings through her nose, loves her lap dogs and eats with impeccable manners. As Chaucer describes, "She was so charitable and so pitous," she even cried when she saw a dead mouse (p. 218). She had an impressive forehead and a gold broach which said "Amor vincit omnia," which means love conquers all (p. 219). Her
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