Chaucers view on Marriage
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Chaucer's view of marriage can sometimes be difficult to distinguish form the views expressed by other characters in the poem, in particular the Merchant as their narration can become entwined. Chaucer appears to have a much more orthodox view of the reasons behind marriage than Januarie can be said to have. While Januarie sees marriage as something he should do to save his soul - and a means for sexual gratification, Chaucer has a more romantic view of marriage, enforcing his belief that infidelity is wrong. The Merchant says little about the business like manner in which the marriage took place, but has more to say about the untrustworthy nature of women, his cynicism from his own relationships showing through his occasional selections of Biblical references to deceitful women such as Rebecca and Judith. The Tale's own deceitful woman, May, yearns for a more emotional relationship and believes that she finds this with Damyan. However, he holds what appears to be a more typical male view of marriage. It is much more enjoyable to be a bachelor and to have no ties. May's only emotional links with him, such as the letters they exchange, have to be disposed of in the privy. The mercantile, unromantic nature of marriage seems to be prevalent in most men's minds as women cannot be trusted unless perhaps under some kind of bond other than purely spiritual.Discuss your view on the similarities and differences of Fascism and Nazism
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