The Prioress and Grisilde: A Medieval Parody How does medieval society view women? Or more importantly how does Chaucer view women in his society and what does he think about society’s views? By examining the way Chaucer portrays women in his tales, perhaps we can get a better understanding of his attitudes towards women. The Prioress and Grisilde are two women in the Canterbury tales that show very specific ideas of how a woman …showed first 75 words of 1879 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1879 total…fun at society’s views and show a little of the disapproval that we are so apt to show today. Works Cited Duby, Georges Ed. A History of Private Life II Revelations of the Medieval World. Harvard University Press; Cambrige 1988. Gies, Frances and Joseph. Women in the Middle Ages, Harper Perennial, 1978 Hanawalt, Barbra. Growing Up in Medieval London. Oxford University Press, New York: 1993. Sox, Catherine. Gender and Language in Chaucer. University Press of Florida, Florida: 1962.