In the short story, "The Nun's Priest's Tale" he shows his readers what his
perspective on human nature is. In "The Nun's Priest's Tale", the priest tells a story about a
widow's cock named Chanticleer. This cock was far more superior to other cocks, because of
his looks and his ability to speak like a human. The first implication of human nature displayed
by Chaucer was how he described that the cock had many girlfriend hens. Chaucer is implying
that women always go for the men with the most qualities. Chaucer also writes that Pertelote,
the most beautiful hen, is Chanticleer's most loved hen. This shows that in human nature, men
always like the woman that looks the best. Another example of Chaucer's view on human
nature is the significance in dreams. Chanticleer believes that dreams are a prophesy to a lesser
degree, and recites a story to prove his point. Pertelote on the other hand, thinks dreams are
strictly dependent on medical reasons. Chaucer may be trying to express that there is a
separation between the people who believe more in science and the people who are more
traditional and are more close to religion. Towards the end of the story, the fox (Daun Russel)
came to eat Chanticleer. To lure Chanticleer to him, the fox asked Chanticleer to sing because
Chanticleer had a good voice. Right when Chanticleer closed his eyes to sing he got caught.
This shows how it's in human nature to be flattered when someone compliments you.
Chanticleer disregarded the danger in speaking with the fox, but agreed to sing for him because
of the compliment he was given. Also the fox ended up dropping chanticleer because
chanticleer gave him the idea of cursing the animals and people and dropped him right when he
tried to speak. Chaucer believes that people go for an opportunity to scorn people that are
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