Question

In literature, tone refers to the attitude a writer takes toward a subject or character. Tone can be serious, playful, admiring, mocking, or objective. Review lines 455-486 of The Canterbury Tales: The Prologue. What is Chaucer’s tone toward the Wife of Bath. Cite specific words and phrases to support your answer

Answer 1

i don't know much about G Chaucer, 'cept that the C tales are about a pilgrimage to C. I THINK it's what you'd call bawdy, in today's sanitised speak and in the case of the wife of bath I'd guess at playfully mocking. Maybe the pilgrims had their "secrets" shall we say.

Answer 2

in sanitised language, I might risk trying to call the C tales a "romp".