The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer around 1386, is a collection of tale told by pilgrims on a religious pilgrimage. Three of these tales; 'The Knight's Tale', 'The Wife of Bath's Tale', and 'The Franklin's Tale', involve different kinds of love and different love relationships. Some of the loves are based on nobility, some are forced and some are based on mutual respect for each partner. My idea of love is one that combines aspects …showed first 75 words of 1080 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1080 total…quality that I feel is detrimental to a blissful relationship. For instance, in ' The Wife of Bath's Tale ' the knight is forced into a love relationship, which I feel could only lead to an unfulfilling relationship. Also in ' The Knight's Tale ', Arcite and Palomon are in love with a woman to whom they have never even spoken to. this could only bring on arguments and would definitely be a shabby relationship.