‘THE MERCHANT’S PROLOGUE AND TALE’: AN IDEA OF CHANGE
‘THE MERCHANT’S PROLOGUE AND TALE’: AN IDEA OF CHANGE

Summary/Abstract: IN GEOFFREY CHAUCER’S THE CANTERBURY TALES (C. 1387), THE MERCHANT’S STORY IS ABOUT AN OLD KNIGHT WHO DECIDES TO MARRY FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE AGE OF SIXTY. THE GIRL HE CHOOSES TO MARRY IS TOO YOUNG TO BECOME THE RIGHT MATCH. THE PILGRIMS IN CHAUCER’S MASTERWORK GO THROUGH CHANGES THAT ARE DOCUMENTED IN THIS LITERARY TEXT. THESE ALTERATIONS CAN TAKE MANY VARIOUS SHAPES AND TAKE MANY DIFFERENT FORMS. THE MERCHANT IS ONE OF THESE TRAVELERS. IN THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, I WILL LOOK AT HOW ‘THE MERCHANT’S PROLOGUE AND TALE’ HANDLES DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHANGES. BY READING THIS ARTICLE, READERS WILL REALIZE THAT TRANSFORMATION IS NOT LIMITED TO ONE FORM OR SHAPE IN OUR LIVES. ALSO IT WILL OPEN A WINDOW ON LOOKING AT OTHER TALES FROM THE SAME PERSPECTIVE.

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